Table 3.
Characteristics of all studies in South East Asia (SEA) and Eastern Mediterranean (EM) regions (n = 120)
| Characteristic | WHO SEA | WHO EMR | EMR or SEA (% 120) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year |
Pre 1980 |
1 |
1 |
2 (1.7) |
| 1980–1989 |
9 |
5 |
14 (11.7) |
|
| 1990–1999 |
31 |
16 |
47 (39.2) |
|
| 2000–2010 |
42 |
15 |
57 (47.5) |
|
| Number of subjects at start |
<100 |
4 |
2 |
6 (4.2) |
| 100–499 |
25 |
6 |
31 (25.8) |
|
| 500–999 |
13 |
5 |
18 (15.0) |
|
| ≥1000 |
22 |
11 |
33 (27.5) |
|
| No data* |
19 |
13 |
32 (26.7) |
|
| Max age at start (months) |
<0 |
5 |
24 |
29 (24.2) |
| 0–3 |
28 |
1 |
29 (24.2) |
|
| 3–6 |
0 |
0 |
0 (0.0) |
|
| 6–12 |
1 |
0 |
1 (0.0) |
|
| 12–59 |
14 |
1 |
15 (12.5) |
|
| No data* |
35 |
11 |
46 (38.3) |
|
| Duration of follow up (months) |
<12 |
1 |
0 |
1 (0.8) |
| 12– 24 |
16 |
13 |
29 (24.2) |
|
| 25–60 |
15 |
3 |
18 (15.0) |
|
| >60 |
3 |
0 |
3 (2.5) |
|
| No data* |
48 |
21 |
69 (57.5) |
|
| Measurements / Samples (≥1 possible per study) |
Anthropometric |
40 |
16 |
56 (46.7) |
| Socioeconomic |
28 |
22 |
50 (41.7) |
|
| Biological |
17 |
8 |
25 (20.8) |
|
| DNA |
0 |
1 |
1 (0.0) |
|
| Family included* |
Yes |
11 |
7 |
18 (15.0) |
| No |
40 |
13 |
53 (44.2) |
|
| No data* |
32 |
17 |
49 (40.8) |
|
| Setting |
Community-based |
65 |
27 |
92 (76.6) |
| Facility-based |
5 |
3 |
8 (6.6) |
|
| No data |
13 |
7 |
20 (16.7) |
|
| Topic (≥1 possible per study) |
Growth |
31 |
18 |
49 (40.8) |
| Nutrition |
21 |
3 |
24 (20.0) |
|
| Infectious diseases |
24 |
9 |
33 (27.5) |
|
| Non-communicable diseases |
6 |
6 |
12 (10.0) |
|
| Socioeconomic effects |
13 |
7 |
20 (16.7) |
|
| Mortality | 25 | 3 | 28 (23.3) | |
*Some papers did not include data searched for. Moreover, some full papers (n=22) were not obtained and details not presented in abstract.