Table 2.
Representation of the studies according to geographical location.a
| Continent and country | Overall, n (%) | Chronic disease, n (%) | |||||
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Diabetes | Cardiovascular | Chronic respiratory | Cancer | Stroke | |
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N=350 | n=103 | n=89 | n=73 | n=67 | n=18 | |
| Europe |
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Netherlands | 24 (6.9) | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1) | 10 (3) | 4 (1) |
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Belgium | 1 (0.3) |
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1 (0) |
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United Kingdom | 47 (13.4) | 10 (2.9) | 11 (3) | 14 (4) | 12 (3) |
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Germany | 17 (4.9) | 5 (1.4) | 10 (3) | 1 (0) |
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1 (0) |
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France | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0) |
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1 (0) |
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Italy | 21 (6.0) | 5 (1.4) | 7 (2) | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 4 (1) |
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Poland | 6 (1.7) | 3 (0.9) | 3 (1) |
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Austria | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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Switzerland | 2 (0.6) |
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1 (0) |
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1 (0) |
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Spain | 8 (2.3) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) |
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Denmark | 5 (1.4) |
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5 (1) |
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Finland | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) |
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1 (0) | 1 (0) |
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Sweden | 3 (0.9) |
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3 (1) |
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Portugal | 1 (0.3) |
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1 (0) |
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Cyprus | 1 (0.3) |
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1 (0) |
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Norway | 4 (1.1) |
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2 (1) |
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2 (1) |
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Total | 147 (42.0) | 32 (9.1) | 45 (12) | 38 (11) | 25 (7) | 7 (2) |
| North America |
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United States | 116 (33.1) | 48 (13.7) | 23 (7) | 13 (4) | 29 (8) | 3 (1) |
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Canada | 22 (6.3) | 2 (0.6) | 9 (3) | 7 (2) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) |
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Total | 138 (39.4) | 50 (14.3) | 32 (9) | 20 (6) | 32 (9) | 4 (1) |
| Asia |
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China | 4 (1.1) | 2 (0.6) |
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2 (1) |
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Taiwan | 5 (1.4) | 2 (0.6) |
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2 (1) |
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1 (0) |
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Korea | 4 (1.1) | 3 (0.9) |
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1 (0) |
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Thailand | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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Hong Kong | 3 (0.9) |
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1 (0) |
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2 (1) |
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Japan | 1 (0.3) |
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1 (0) |
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India | 1 (0.3) |
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1 (0) |
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Sri Lanka | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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Total | 20 (5.7) | 9 (2.6) | 2 (1) | 5 (1) | 1 (0) | 3 (1) |
| Middle East |
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Saudi Arabia | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0) |
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Israel | 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1) |
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Iran | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) |
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Total | 8 (2.3) | 4 (1.1) | 4 (1) |
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| Latin America |
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Chile | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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Brazil | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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Panama | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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Total | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.9) |
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| Pacific |
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Australia | 37 (10.6) | 5 (1.4) | 9 (3) | 10 (3) | 9 (3) | 4 (1) |
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New Zealand | 2 (0.6) |
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1 (0) | 1 (0) |
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Total | 39 (11.1) | 5 (1.4) | 10 (3) | 11 (3) | 9 (3) | 4 (1) |
a More than 1 country possible due to consortia (n=5). Percentages estimated by total number of studies (N=350).