Table 3.

Percentage (%) of childhood obesity prevention studies showing favourable adiposity-related outcomes by intervention setting(s) and type of intervention

Setting(s)	Type of intervention, number of studies	% with statistically significant and favourable results (P < 0.05)				% with favourable results (do not need to be P < 0.05)
		Diet-only interventions	PA-only interventions	Diet–PA combined interventions	Total	Diet-only interventions	PA-only interventions	Diet–PA combined interventions	Total
1. Single setting interventions
School only	D, 3; PA, 18; C, 40; Total, 61	67	22	44	39	100	72	53	61
Home only	D, 1; PA, 0; C, 3; Total, 4	0	–	0	0	0	–	33	25
Primary care only	D, 0; PA, 0; C, 1; Total, 1	–	–	0	0	–	–	0	0
Child care only	D, 0; PA, 2; C, 3; Total, 5	–	50	33	40	–	50	33	40
Community only	D, 0; PA, 1; C, 0; Total, 1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0
All single setting interventions (overall)	D, 4; PA, 21; C, 47; Total, 72	50	24	39	35	75	67	49	56
2. Multiple setting interventions*
School and home	D, 1; PA, 3; C, 28; Total, 32	100	100	36	44	100	100	79	81
School and community	D, 1; PA, 1; C, 7; Total, 9	100	0	43	44	100	0	71	67
Community and home	D, 0; PA, 0; C, 2; Total, 2	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0
School, home and community	D, 0; PA, 1; C, 11; Total, 12	–	0	18	17	–	0	77	71
All multiple setting interventions (overall)	D, 2; PA, 5; C, 48; Total, 55	100	60	40	44	100	60	74	74
Total	D, 6; PA, 26; C, 95; Total, 127	67	31	39	39	83	65	62	63

^*School and community, both ‘School and Community’ and ‘Community and School’ based interventions. School and home and community, ‘School, Home and Community’, ‘Home, School and Community’, and ‘Community, School and Home’ based interventions.

C, diet–PA combined interventions; D, diet-only intervention; PA, PA-only intervention.