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The main modality-level quantitative analyses included 17 studies for anxiety and 19 studies for depression, and were conducted using network meta-analysis (NMA) combined with Bayesian model-based dose-response analysis. Change-from-baseline standardized mean differences were used as effect measures. Exercise dose was standardized as weekly metabolic equivalent of task minutes (MET-min\/week). Exercise interventions were classified as aerobic training (AT), mind-body training (FT), and combined aerobic and resistance training (AT+RT) for the main modality-level analyses. Resistance training (RT) was represented by only one study and was therefore not included in the main NMA or in ranking by the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Exercise interventions were generally associated with greater improvements in anxiety and depressive symptoms than control conditions. 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