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Effects of Exercise on Gut Microbiota of Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Leizi Min, Alimjan Ablitip, Rui Wang, Torquati Luciana, Mengxian Wei, Xindong Ma

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
13.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Leizi MinDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6015-4904
Alimjan AblitipDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3349-3828
Rui WangDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Torquati LucianaDepartment of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2HZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4896-7598
Mengxian WeiDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xindong MaDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Tsinghua University · CNUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

Graduate Education and Teaching Reform Project at Tsinghua University Advanced Development and Textbook Compilation of the Core Course of Sports and Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe equilibrium between gut microbiota (GM) and the host plays a pivotal role in maintaining overall health, influencing various physiological and metabolic functions. Emerging research suggests that exercise modulates the abundance and functionality of gut bacteria, yet the comprehensive effects on GM diversity remain to be synthesized. OBJECTIVES AND

designThe study aims to quantitatively examine the effect of exercise on the diversity of gut microbiota of adults using a systemic review and meta-analysis approach.

methodsPubMed, Ebsco, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data were searched from their inception to September 2023. Exercise intervention studies with a control group that describe and compare the composition of GM in adults, using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, were included in this meta-analysis.

resultsA total of 25 studies were included in this meta-analysis with a total of 1044 participants. Based on a fixed-effects model [Chi

conclusionsExercise may be a promising way to improve GM in adults. In particular, the Shannon index was significantly increased after exercise. Distinct responses in GM diversity to exercise interventions based on gender and age implicated that more research was needed.

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ExerciseGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAdultBacteriaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sexercisegut microbiotahumanmeta-analysisphysical activitysystematic review

Identifiers

PMID38613103
PMCPMC11013040
OpenAlexW4393994401

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