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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and intervention details of included studies

From: Effects of physical activity and exercise on the cognitive function of patients with Alzheimer disease: a meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Sample size

Age (Mean±SD)

Intervention type

Minutes per session

Hours per week

Days per week

Duration

Intensity

IG

IG

IG

CG

LaĂ­s Fajersztajn

2008

Brazil

5

5

78.40 (6.43)

76.40 (7.50)

function-task physical activity

60

1

1

12

moderate

Massimo Venturelli

2011

Italy

12

12

83.00 (6.00)

85.00 (5.00)

exercise (walking)

30

2

4

24

moderate

Anthea Vreugdenhil

2012

Australia

20

20

73.50 (-----)

74.70 (-----)

daily exercises and walking

30

2.2

7

16

moderate

Cynthia Arcoverde

2013

Brazil

10

10

78.50 (-----)

79.00 (-----)

treadmill walking

30

1

2

12

moderate

Wang Ying

2014

China

13

26

71.60 (5.80)

70.60 (8.40)

daily exercises and walking

30

1.5

3

12

moderate

Wang Shiyan

2014

China

24

24

70.29 (7.25)

71.10 (8.16)

cycle ergometer exercise

40

2

3

12

moderate

Wang Wei

2014

China

30

30

71.19 (7.04)

70.04 (8.09)

aerobic exercise

40

2

3

24

moderate

Kunze M

2015

Germany

15

15

72.40 (4.34)

70.67 (5.41)

physical activity

30

1.5

3

12

moderate

Kristine Hoffmann

2015

Denmark

107

93

69.80 (7.40)

71.30 (7.30)

aerobic exercise

60

3

3

16

moderate to high

Si-YuYang

2015

China

25

15

72.00 (6.69)

71.92 (7.28)

aerobic exercise

40

2

3

12

moderate

Yan Lanyun

2015

China

18

18

72.10 (6.10)

70.60 (6.30)

aerobic exercise

30

1

2

24

moderate

Mu Haiyan

2016

China

39

39

72.90 (5.36)

73.69 (4.56)

brisk walking

60

3

3

16

moderate

Liu Yin

2017

China

24

24

70.90 (9.20)

70.30 (7.70)

aerobic exercise

40

2

3

12

moderate

  1. SD standard deviation, IG intervention group, CG control group. ----- data not available