The Effectiveness of Digital Health Lifestyle Interventions on Weight Loss in People With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression
Pooled result · Change in body weightResult — go to the resultMean difference −1.74 kg 95% CI −2.37 to −1.11Authors' conclusion
Digital health lifestyle interventions can result in statistically significant change in body weight and other secondary outcomes among people with prediabetes.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with prediabetes; RCTs published before 23 February 2024, four databases; study duration 3 to 60 months
- Participants
- 14,398 adults33 studies
- Comparison
- Digital health lifestyle interventions vs control
- Outcome
- Change in body weight
Methodological detailsmeta-regression, Cochrane Risk of Bias tool, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)
- Meta-regression
- Cochrane Risk of Bias tool
- GRADE
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Mean difference
−1.74 kg
95% CI −2.37 to −1.11
P < 0.01
Digital health lifestyle interventions (DHLI)vs control
mean difference −1.74 kg (95% CI −2.37 to −1.11); P < 0.01
Further pooled results
Secondary outcomes (glycemic status, body composition, feasibility, among others)
- Statistically significant overall effect estimates favoring the intervention
- Very low to moderate certainty
Original publication
The Effectiveness of Digital Health Lifestyle Interventions on Weight Loss in People With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 7 November 2024. doi:10.
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