Table 2 Type of intervention applied, studied outcome and effectiveness

Croker et al. 2012 [28]

√

BMI, WC, %BF

X

Danielsen et al. 2011 [29]

√

BMI

√

BMI

Davis et al. 2012 [30]

√

zBMI, %BF, BG, IL

√

zBMI, %BF, BG, IL

Eather et al. 2013 [31]

√

zBMI, BMI

√

zBMI, BMI

Elder et al. 2013 [32]

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

X

Foley et al. 2016 [33]

√

zBMI,BMI

X

Gerards et al. 2015 [34]

√

zBMI,WC

X

Hollis et al. 2016 [35]

√

zBMI,BMI

√

zBMI,BMI

Jones et al. 2015 [36]

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

Kalarchian et al. 2009 [37]

√

BMI,WC

√

BMI, WC

Kovacs et al. 2009 [38]

√

BMI,WC,BP

√

BMI,WC,BP

Larsen et al. 2016 [39]

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,BG

√

zBMI,BMI,WC BG

Li et al. 2010 [40]

√

zBMI,BMI,%BF

√

zBMI,BMI,%BF

Lison et al. 2012 [26]

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

√

zBMI,BMI, WC, %BF

Maddison et al. 2011 [41]

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

Maddison et al. 2012 [42]

√

BMI,%BF

√

BMI,%BF

Maddison et al. 2014 [43]

√

zBMI,BMI,WC,%BF

X

Magnusson et al. 2012 [44]

√

BMI,WC,%BF

X

Monteiro et al. 2015 [45]

√

%BF,FFM,%AF

√

%BF,FFM;%AF

Nemet et al. 2008 [46]

√

BMI,%BF

√

BMI, %BF

Nemet et al. 2011 [47]

√

BMI

X

Nowicka et al. 2009 [48]

√

zBMI,BMI

X

Safdie et al. 2013 [49]

√

BMI

√

BMI

Simon et al. 2008 [51]

√

BMI

√

BMI

Sighn et al. 2009 [50]

√

BMI,WC

X

Waters et al. 2018 [52]

√

zBMI,BMI

X

Williamson et al. 2012 [53]

√

zBMI,%BF

√

%BF

Yackobovitch Gavan et al. 2009 [54]

√

BMI,%BF

√

BMI,%BF

Yin et al. 2012 [55]

√

%BF

√

%BF

Casazza et al. 2012 [56]

√

zBMI,BMI,%BF,BG

X

Copeland et al. 2013 [57]

√

BMI,WC,%BF

X

Greening et al. 2011 [24]

√

BMI,WC,%BF

√

BMI,%BF

Gutin et al. 2008 [58]

√

%BF

√

%BF

Johnston et al. 2009 [59]

√

zBMI,BMI

√

zBMI,BMI

Kalavainen et al. 2011 [25]

√

BMI, WC

√

BMI,WC

Khan et al. 2014 [60]

√

zBMI,BMI,%BF

√

zBMI,BMI,%BF

Lau et al. 2014 [61]

√

BMI

X

Meyer et al. 2014 [62]

√

%BF

X

Marild et al. 2012 [63]

√

BMI

√

BMI

Rush et al. 2011 [64]

√

BMI,%BF,BP

X

Velazquez Lopez et al. 2014 [65]

√

BMI,%BF,BG

√

BMI,%BF,BG