Frontiers in Medicine

Comparative effectiveness and dose-response relationship of exercise-based interventions for muscle mass in older women with sarcopenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

By Xinyi Gou, Junhui Zhu, Xinmiao Feng, Bin Ruan

Figure 1. PRISMA flow diagram of the study selection process. — Figure 1. PRISMA flow diagram of the study selection process.PRISMA flow diagram of the study selection process.Gou et al.

Meta-analysis of randomised trialsInterventions

Dose-response, preregistered CRD420261449654, declared no competing interests

The paper

Xinyi Gou, Junhui Zhu, Xinmiao Feng, Bin Ruan

Beijing Sport University

Frontiers in Medicine, 25 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1938860 PubMed 42712944

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