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Exercise interventions of ≥8 weeks improve body composition, physical function, metabolism, and inflammation in older adults with stage <i>I</i> sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Nutr · 2025 · PMC12378051 · PMID 40873450

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near-significantp = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
Subgroup analysis showed that CE significantly reduced BMI (MD = −1.25, 95% CI: [−1.96, −0.55], p < 0.001), AR showed a near-significant reduction (MD = −2.60, 95% CI: [−5.36, 0.16], p = 0.06), and RT did not reduce BMI (MD = −1.40, 95% CI: [−3.26, 0.46], p = 0.14).

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showed a trendp = 0.08so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
Exercise showed a trend toward improving knee extension strength (MD = 2.61, 95% CI: [−0.28, 5.50], p = 0.08), indicating potential improvements in daily activity function and exercise endurance ( Figure 6 ). 3.7.

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approached significancep = 0.19not close (p > 0.1)
For example, the pooled effect of 98 patients in the fat mass analysis approached significance ( p = 0.19), suggesting that an insufficient sample size could mask the true effect.

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