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Effect sizes were assessed using the mean difference (MD) and 95% confidence interval (CI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 15 studies were included, which comprised 1,192 older adults with MCI. Compared with the non-aerobic exercise group, the aerobic exercise group had greater peak oxygen uptake (MD = 3.99 ml\/kg\/min; 95% CI: (2.01, 5.96);\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), shorter trail making test-B (TMT-B) completion time (MD = \u20139.57 s; 95% CI: (\u201315.43, \u20133.70);\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001), and improved delayed recall (MD = 0.90; 95% CI: (0.47, 1.33);\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). No significant differences were observed in the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) and mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scores (both\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Aerobic exercise improves cognitive flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, and information consolidation and extraction in older adults with MCI compared with non-aerobic exercise, but it does not significantly affect overall cognitive function.<\/jats:p>\n                  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