Table 1 Main characteristics of the included studies
Author/Year | Country | Sample Size | Gender | Mean Age | Setting | Intervention duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Croker et al. 2012 [28] | UK | 72 | Not reported | 10.3 ± 1.6 | Hospital | 12 months |
Danielsen et al. 2011 [29] | Norway | 49 | 24 male; 25 female | 10.6 ± 1.2 | Family based/primary care | 12 months |
Davis et al. 2012 [30] | USA | 222 | 93 male; 129 female | 9.4 ± 1.1 | School | 10–15 weeks |
Eather et al. 2013 [31] | Australia | 213 | 108 male; 105 female | 10.7 ± 0.6 | School | 8 weeks |
Elder et al. 2013 [32] | UK | 541 | 243 male; 298 female | 6.6 ± 0.7 | Recreation Center | 2 years |
Foley et al. 2016 [33] | New Zealand | 251 | 142 male; 109 female | 11.25 | Family based/Home | 6 months |
Gerards et al. 2015 [34] | Netherlands | 86 | 38 male; 48 female | 7.2 ± 1.4 | School | 14 weeks |
Hollis et al. 2016 [35] | Australia | 1150 | male 543; female 583 | 12.0 | School | 24 months |
Jones et al. 2015 [36] | Australia | 37 | male 20; female 17 | 9.7 ± 0.8 | School | 7 months |
Kalarchian et al. 2009 [37] | USA | 192 | 83 male; 109 female | 10.2 ± 1.2 | Medical Center | 18 months |
Kovacs et al. 2009 [38] | Hungary | 51 | 23 male; 28 female | 9.9 ± 1.3 | School | 15 weeks |
Larsen et al. 2016 [39] | Denmark | 115 | 51 male; 64 female | 12.0 ± 0.4 | Day camp | 1 year |
Li et al. 2010 [40] | China | 4700 | 2242 female; 2458 male | 9.3 ± 0.7 | School | 2 years |
Lison et al. 2012 [26] | Spain | 110 | not reported | 11.9 ± 2.2 | Hospital | 6 months |
Maddison et al. 2011 [41] | New Zealand | 322 | male 235; female 87 | 11.6 ± 1.1 | School | 6 months |
Maddison et al. 2012 [42] | New Zealand | 322 | male 235; female 87 | 11.6 ± 1.1 | School | 24 weeks |
Maddison et al. 2014 [43] | New Zealand | 251 | male 142; 109 female | 11.2 | School/Community center | 24 weeks |
Magnusson et al. 2012 [44] | Iceland | 321 | 173 male; female 148 | 7.3 ± 0.3 | School | 2 year |
Monteiro et al. 2015 [45] | Brazil | 32 | 16 female; 18 male | 11.0 ± 1.5 | Family based/Community | 20 weeks |
Nemet et al. 2008 [46] | Israel | 22 | 14 females; 8 males | 10.2 ± 0.5 | Health center and nutritional clinic | 3 months |
Nemet et al. 2011 [47] | Israel | 795 | 437 male; 358 female | 5.2 ± 0.3 | Kindergartens | 12 weeks |
Nowicka et al. 2009 [48] | Sweden | 76 | 40 male; 36 female | 10.5 | Obesity Clinic | 6 months |
Safdie et al. 2013 [49] | Mexico | 830 | 415 male; 415 female | 9.7 ± 0.7 | School | 18 months |
Simon et al. 2008 [51] | France | 954 | 527 males; 527 female | 11.7 ± 0.7 | School | 4 years |
Sighn et al. 2009 [50] | Netherlands | 1108 | 549 male, 559 female | 12.7 | School | 20 month |
Waters et al. 2018 [52] | Australia | 2965 | Not reported | 8.5 | School | 3.5 years |
Williamson et al. 2012 [53] | USA | 2060 | male 854; Female 1206 | 10.5 ± 1.2 | School | 28 months |
Yackobovitch Gavan et al. 2009 [54] | Israel | 162 | 81 male; 81 female | 8.3 ± 1.6 | Medical Center | 12 weeks |
Yin et al. 2012 [55] | USA | 574 | 270 male; 304 female | 8.7 ± 0.5 | School | 3 years |
Casazza et al. 2012 [56] | USA | 26 | 26 female | 12.4 ± 0.3 | Family based | 16 weeks |
Copeland et al. 2013 [57] | USA | 699 | Not reported | 13.5 | Not reported | 24 months |
Greening et al. 2011 [24] | USA | 450 | 234 male; 216 female | 8.34 ± 1.3 | School | 9 months |
Gutin et al. 2008 [58] | USA | 206 | 97 male; 109 female | 8.5 ± −0.6 | School | 3 year |
Johnston et al. 2009 [59] | USA | 60 | 33 male; 27 female | 12.3 ± 0.7 | School | 2 years |
Kalavainen et al. 2011 [25] | Finland | 70 | 28 male; 42 female | 8.1 ± 0.8 | Family oriented | 6 months |
Khan et al. 2014 [60] | USA | 220 | 117 male; 103 female | 8.8 ± 0.5 | School | 9 month |
Lau et al. 2014 [61] | Hong Kong | 48 | 36 male; 12 female | 10.4 ± 0.9 | School | 6 weeks |
Meyer et al. 2014 [62] | Switzerland | 289 | 153 male; 136 female | 10.6 ± 0.3 | School | 3 year |
Marild et al. 2012 [63] | Sweden | 66 | 28 male; 38 female | 10.8 ± 1.1 | School | 12 month |
Rush et al. 2011 [64] | New Zealand | 1348 | 686 male; 662 female | 7.5 | School | 2 years |
Velazquez Lopez et al. 2014 [65] | Mexico | 49 | 23 male; 26 female | 11.2 ± 2.7 | Family medicine Unit | 16 weeks |