Outcome Measures
The assessed outcomes of the studies are shown in Table 2. There is
great heterogeneity regarding the measurement values of each outcome.
Ten studies 7,19–21,23–26,28,29 assessed insulin
levels in serum before and after treatment, 9 studies7,19,20,23–26,28,29 assessed glucose levels in serum
before and after treatment, 6 8,20,27,28,30,31 studies
assessed adiponectin levels in serum before and after treatment.
Finally, 6 studies 7,8,19,20,22,29 estimated HOMA-IR
before and after treatment, while in 5 studies23–26,28 the latter was calculated by the reviewers
EP and GNK.