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Fig. 3 | Journal of Translational Medicine

Fig. 3

From: Intermittent versus continuous energy restriction on weight loss and cardiometabolic outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fig. 3

Meta-analysis of the effects of intermittent energy restriction versus continuous energy restriction on fasting glucose (a), HbA1c (b), insulin (c) and HOMA-IR (d) values. MD (mean difference) indicates the mean difference on change from baseline of the IER vs. the CER arms. The plotted points are the mean differences and the horizontal error bars represent the 95% confidence intervals. The grey areas are proportional to the weight of each study in the random-effects meta-analysis. The vertical dashed line represents the pooled point estimate of the mean difference. The solid black line indicates the null hypothesis (MD = 0)

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