Social media-based interventions for adults with obesity and overweight: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
Authors' conclusion
Social media-based interventions can be considered an adjunct intervention for weight management.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with obesity and overweight28 RCTs
- Comparison
- Social media-based interventions vs comparators
- Outcome
- Weight, BMI, waist circumference, fat, energy intake and physical activity
Methodological detailsmeta-regression, subgroup analysis, GRADE
- Meta-regression
- Subgroup analysis
- GRADE
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Weight, BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass and daily steps
- Small-to-medium significant effects of social media-based interventions on weight, BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass and daily steps
Further pooled results
Subgroup: published protocol / trial registration
- Greater effect in interventions without published protocol or not registered in trial registries than their counterparts
Meta-regression
- Duration of intervention was a significant covariate
Certainty of evidence
- Certainty of evidence of all outcomes very low or low
Original publication
Social media-based interventions for adults with obesity and overweight: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 3 April 2023. doi:10.
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