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# Weight loss effects of circuit training interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Young-Gyun Seo

Department of Family Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea

Hye-Mi Noh

Department of Family Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author

Soo Young Kim

Department of Family Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Correspondence

Soo Young Kim, Department of Family Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 150, Seongan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 05355, Republic of Korea.

Young-Gyun Seo

Department of Family Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea

Hye-Mi Noh

Department of Family Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author

Soo Young Kim

Department of Family Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Correspondence

Soo Young Kim, Department of Family Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 150, Seongan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 05355, Republic of Korea.

First published: 19 July 2019

Citations: 26

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### Summary

This meta-analysis aimed to assess the weight loss effects of circuit training interventions in adults. A computerized search was conducted using the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, and EMBASE online databases. The analysis was restricted to randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effects of circuit training interventions on body weight and body mass index in adults aged 18 years or older. Meta-analyses were conducted using the random-effect model to estimate the weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Nine randomized controlled trials (837 participants) were included. Significant intervention effects were identified for body weight (WMD = −3.81 kg, 95% CI −5.60 to −2.02) and body mass index (WMD = −1.77 kg/m2, 95% CI −2.49 to −1.04). Subgroup analysis by body mass index status showed that the intervention effect was significant only in participants with obesity or overweight (obesity: WMD = −5.15 kg, 95% CI −8.81 to −1.50 and overweight: WMD = −3.89 kg, 95% CI −7.00 to −0.77, respectively) but not in those with normal weight. Current evidence suggests that circuit training effectively reduces body weight and body mass index in adults with overweight and obesity.

## CONFLICT OF INTEREST

No conflict of interest was declared.

## Supporting Information

Fig. S1. Risk of bias identified in the studies included in the meta-analysis

Fig. S2. Forest plot for changes in body mass index

Meta-analysis of the effect of circuit training on body mass index (kg/m2). The mean difference for each study reporting changes in body mass index is depicted along with the 95% confidence interval (CI). The random-effects model was used to estimate weighted mean differences (WMDs) with 95% CIs. Negative values favor circuit training because the circuit training group experienced more body mass index reduction than the control group did.

Fig. S3. Forest plot for changes in body weight according to subgroups

Meta-analysis of the effect of circuit training on body weight (kg). The mean difference for each study reporting changes in body weight is depicted along with the 95% confidence interval (CI). The random-effects model was used to estimate weighted mean differences (WMDs) with 95% CIs. Negative values favor circuit training because the circuit training group experienced more weight reduction than the control group did.

Fig. S4. Forest plot for changes in maximal oxygen uptake

Meta-analysis of the effect of circuit training on maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max, mL/kg·min). The mean difference for each study reporting changes in maximal oxygen uptake is depicted along with the 95% confidence interval (CI). The random-effects model was used to estimate weighted mean differences (WMDs) with 95% CIs. Positive values favor circuit training because the circuit training group experienced more maximal oxygen uptake increase than the control group did.

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