Table 3 Assessment of quality criteria

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Yes

Yes [48]

Yes

Yes

Discussed

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primary data

Yes [48]

BMI percentiles for age and sex

Yes

Yes [48]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primary data

Yes [48]

BMI z-scores for age and sex

Yes

Yes [48]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primary data

Yes [48]

Waist-to-height ratio

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes [49]

Yes

Yes [49]

Primary data

Yes [50, 51]

Waist-to-hip ratio

Yes

Yes [52]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes [52]

Yes

Yes [52]

Primary data

Yes [52]

Mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

n.a.^c

n.r.^d

Primary data

Yes [13]

Ponderal index

Yes

Yes [53]

Yes

Yes [53]

Yes

Yes [53]

Yes

Yes [53]

Primary data

Yes [27]

1-min Apgar score

Yes

Yes [54]

n.a.

n.r.

No

No [54]

n.a.

n.r.

Routine data

Yes [54]

5-min Apgar score

Yes

Yes [54]

n.a.

n.r.

No

No [54]

n.a.

n.r.

Routine data

Yes [54]

Perinatal health index

Yes

n.r.

n.a.

n.r.

Discussed

Yes

No

No

Routine data

Yes

Decayed, missing and filled surfaces (DMFS)

Yes

Yes [55]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes [55]

Primary data, routine data

Yes

Decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT)

Yes

Yes [55]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes [55]

Primary data

Yes

Significant Caries Index (SIC index)

Yes

Yes [55]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes [55]

Primary data

Yes

Deft index (for primary/baby teeth)

Yes

Yes [55]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primary data

Yes

Oral Hygiene Index (simplified) OHI(S)

n.a.

n.r.

n.a.

n.r.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primary date

Yes

Healthy Lifestyle Index (HLI)

Discussed

Discussed

Yes

Yes

Discussed

n.r.

No

No

Primary data

Yes

Health Utilities Index (HUI)

Yes

Yes [56]

n.a.

n.r.

Discussed

Yes [56]

Yes

Yes [56]

Primary data

Yes

Health indicators for Swedish children

No

No

n.a.

n.r.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Routine data

Yes