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. 2022 Sep 26;81(6):658–669. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac083

Table 1.

PECOS criteria for inclusion of studies

Population Children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years of any ethnicity or sex living in Mexico were included. Participants with diagnosed eating disorders, severe conditions, or pregnant adolescents were excluded.
Exposure Studies reporting overweight or obesity of participants' body mass index or another anthropometric measurement related to adiposity were considered.
Comparison Any or none
Outcomes Studies reporting any measurement of anxiety and/or depression and/or depressive symptoms were considered.
Study design Observational (cross-sectional or longitudinal) studies