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Outcomes included body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%), fat mass (FM), maximal or peak oxygen uptake (VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      max\/VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      peak), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG). Hedges\u2019 g with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was used as the pooled effect measure, and random-effects meta-analyses were performed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifteen randomized controlled trials were included. Compared with controls without structured exercise, HIIT significantly reduced BW (g = \u22120.33, 95% CI \u22120.58 to \u22120.08; P\u00a0=\u00a00.01), BMI (g = \u22120.56, 95% CI \u22120.95 to \u22120.17; P&amp;lt; 0.01), BF% (g = \u22120.76, 95% CI \u22121.35 to \u22120.17; P\u00a0=\u00a00.01), and FM (g = \u22120.66, 95% CI \u22121.11 to \u22120.20; P&amp;lt; 0.01), and significantly improved VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      max\/VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      peak (g = 1.09, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.47; P&amp;lt; 0.01). HIIT also increased HDL-C and reduced LDL-C, whereas effects on TC and TG were not statistically significant. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses were exploratory. Evidence certainty ranged from low to very low.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Current randomized evidence suggests that, compared with controls without structured exercise, HIIT may favor adiposity-related body-composition outcomes and cardiorespiratory fitness in adult women with overweight, obesity, or normal-weight obesity, whereas its effects on selected lipid outcomes remain uncertain. The review did not systematically evaluate other cardiometabolic outcomes, including blood pressure, insulin resistance, glycemic control, or inflammatory markers. 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