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. 2015 Mar 27;17(3):e77. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3687

Table 2.

Representation of the studies according to geographical location.a

Continent and country Overall, n (%) Chronic disease, n (%)


Diabetes Cardiovascular Chronic respiratory Cancer Stroke

N=350 n=103 n=89 n=73 n=67 n=18
Europe






Netherlands 24 (6.9) 5 (1.4) 5 (1) 10 (3) 4 (1)

Belgium 1 (0.3)
1 (0)



United Kingdom 47 (13.4) 10 (2.9) 11 (3) 14 (4) 12 (3)

Germany 17 (4.9) 5 (1.4) 10 (3) 1 (0)
1 (0)

France 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3) 1 (0)
1 (0)

Italy 21 (6.0) 5 (1.4) 7 (2) 4 (1) 1 (0) 4 (1)

Poland 6 (1.7) 3 (0.9) 3 (1)



Austria 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)




Switzerland 2 (0.6)
1 (0)

1 (0)

Spain 8 (2.3) 1 (0.3) 3 (1) 3 (1) 1 (0)

Denmark 5 (1.4)

5 (1)


Finland 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3)

1 (0) 1 (0)

Sweden 3 (0.9)


3 (1)

Portugal 1 (0.3)

1 (0)


Cyprus 1 (0.3)
1 (0)



Norway 4 (1.1)
2 (1)
2 (1)

Total 147 (42.0) 32 (9.1) 45 (12) 38 (11) 25 (7) 7 (2)
North America






United States 116 (33.1) 48 (13.7) 23 (7) 13 (4) 29 (8) 3 (1)

Canada 22 (6.3) 2 (0.6) 9 (3) 7 (2) 3 (1) 1 (0)

Total 138 (39.4) 50 (14.3) 32 (9) 20 (6) 32 (9) 4 (1)
Asia






China 4 (1.1) 2 (0.6)
2 (1)


Taiwan 5 (1.4) 2 (0.6)
2 (1)
1 (0)

Korea 4 (1.1) 3 (0.9)

1 (0)

Thailand 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)




Hong Kong 3 (0.9)

1 (0)
2 (1)

Japan 1 (0.3)
1 (0)



India 1 (0.3)
1 (0)



Sri Lanka 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)




Total 20 (5.7) 9 (2.6) 2 (1) 5 (1) 1 (0) 3 (1)
Middle East






Saudi Arabia 2 (0.6) 1 (0.3) 1 (0)



Israel 4 (1.1) 1 (0.3) 3 (1)



Iran 2 (0.6) 2 (0.6)




Total 8 (2.3) 4 (1.1) 4 (1)


Latin America






Chile 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)




Brazil 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)




Panama 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)




Total 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9)



Pacific






Australia 37 (10.6) 5 (1.4) 9 (3) 10 (3) 9 (3) 4 (1)

New Zealand 2 (0.6)
1 (0) 1 (0)


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).