| Bedogni (2003)11
|
A convenience sample of children enrolled in primary and |
986 (not |
486 (49%) |
8–12 years |
| Italy |
secondary schools in Modena and Parma. Year of data |
reported) |
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collection not reported. |
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| Ebbeling (1999)12
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Information on children was obtained from data tapes from |
1171 (not |
585 (50%) |
6–9 years |
| USA |
the NHANESII study which was carried out in 1976–1980. |
reported) |
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| Ellis (1999)13
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Selection procedure was not explicitly stated; children were |
979 (not |
406 (41%) |
3–18 years |
| USA |
living in Houston, Texas. Data were collected in 1994–1996. |
reported) |
African American (Black) 283 |
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European American (White) 438 |
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Hispanic American (Hispanic) 258 |
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| Himes (1989)14
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Families in Quebec City volunteered to participate in response |
316 (not |
159 (50%) |
8–18 years |
| USA |
to media notices. Year of data collection not reported. |
reported) |
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| Lazarus (1996)15
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Volunteers recruited from among siblings of outpatients |
230 (not |
119 (52%) |
4–20 years |
| Australia |
or children of staff and friends at The Children's |
reported) |
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Hospital, Sydney. Year of data collection not reported. |
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| Marshall (1991)16
|
Children from Alberta who participated in the Canada |
540 (90%) |
266 (49%) |
7–14 years |
| Canada |
fitness survey in 1981 were selected using a two‐stage |
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stratified sampling frame. |
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| Mast (2002)17
|
Random sample (40%) of children in 29/32 schools in Kiel |
2286 (not |
1146 (50%) |
5–7 years |
| Germany |
in 1996–1999. |
reported) |
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| Reilly (1999)18
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Unclear, though it was stated that they were representative |
240 (not |
124 (52%) |
8 years |
| UK |
of Scottish children (based in Edinburgh). Year of data |
reported) |
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|
collection not reported. |
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| Reilly (2000)19
|
4175 of approx 14 000 children in the Avon Longitudinal |
3948 (95%) |
2010 (51%) |
7 years |
| UK |
Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC) in 1998. The |
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sample was representative of the birth cohort and UK, |
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although slightly over‐representative of wealthier families |
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and under‐representative of ethnic minorities. |
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| Schaefer (1998)20
|
Representative sample (19%) of the population in the area of |
2554 (not |
1276 (50%) |
6–19 years |
| Germany |
Heidelberg in 1989/1990. |
reported) |
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| Wickramasinghe |
Not explicitly reported. The authors stated that subjects were |
138 (not |
71 (51%) |
5–15 years |
| (2005)21
|
contacted via newsletters and community centres in Brisbane. |
reported) |
Australian Sri Lankan 42 |
|
| Australia |
Year of data collection not reported. |
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Australian White Caucasian 96 |
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