Effects of cycle and treadmill desks on energy expenditure and cardiometabolic parameters in sedentary workers: review and meta-analysis

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flow diagram of the study selection protocol.

Table 1. Measuring tools used in the included studies.

Measuring tool	Study
Heart rate monitor Polar (Polar Electro, Finland)	[45]
Accelerometer SenseWear Mini Armband (BodyMedia, USA)	[36]
Accelerometer SenseWear Armband (BodyMedia, USA)	[49]
Accelerometer Actical (Philips Respironics, The Netherlands)	[47]
Indirect calorimetry (Cortex, Germany)	[55]
Indirect calorimetry portable metabolic cart (Cosmed, Italy)	[44]
Indirect calorimeter (Columbus Instruments, USA)	[53]
Spirometry (Parvo Medics, USA)	[39]

Figure 2. Effects of interventions on energy expenditure.

Note: IV = inverse variance; CI = confidence interval; 3.1 [49] = cycling intervention at 20% of maximal aerobic power; 3.2 [49] = cycling intervention at 50% of maximal aerobic power: 4.1 [55] = walking intervention at speed 1.6 km/h; 4.2 [55] = walking intervention at speed 3.2 km/h; 4.3 [55] = walking intervention at speed 4.8 km/h; 5.1 [53] = walking intervention at speed 1.6 km/h; 5.2 [53] = walking intervention at speed 3.2 km/h; 5.3 [53] = walking intervention at speed 4.8 km/h.

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