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The effect of swinging exercise on inflammatory markers is not significantly different (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05). Meta-regression showed no significant moderating effects of age, exercise intensity, or duration (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05). Machine learning analysis [random forest,\n                      <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                      -means clustering, and principal component analysis (PCA)] of individual participant data (211 exercisers) identified the CD4+\/CD8+ ratio (feature importance = 0.24),\n                      <jats:italic>IgA<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.19), and\n                      <jats:italic>IgG<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.18) as the top discriminators between responders and non-responders. Responders exhibited a balanced immune profile characterized by higher CD4+\/CD8+ ratios and elevated immunoglobulin levels.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Swinging exercise induces a\n                      <jats:italic>dual immune response<\/jats:italic>\n                      : transient T-cell suppression coupled with enhanced humoral immunity. The inter-individual variability highlights the need for personalized training regimens based on immune monitoring. We recommend integrating immune profiling into athletic programming to optimize health and performance outcomes. The observed increase in markers of muscle damage and metabolic stress (CK, LDH, and BUN) confirms the substantial physiological stimulus provided by these sports.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2025.1694645","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,24]],"date-time":"2026-02-24T10:39:20Z","timestamp":1771929560000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of swinging exercise on immune biomarkers: a systematic review and meta-analysis with machine learning-based identification of responder profiles"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Zhang","family":"Guodong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Shanxi Agricultural University","place":["Taigu, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Siang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University","place":["Taigu, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xie","family":"Yanli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Shanxi Agricultural University","place":["Taigu, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"775","DOI":"10.30491\/IJMR.2024.468527.1288","article-title":"Relationship between stress and the immune system-related disorders","volume":"11","author":"Aghayan","year":"2024","journal-title":"Int. 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