Table 3.
Number of systematic reviews retrieved by age and sex categories according to the four general areas of intervention
| General area of intervention | Age categories | Sex categories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| general populationa | 55+ | 65+ | other | both sexes | women | men | |
| health promotionb | 54 | 47 | 66 | 15 | 171 | 9 | 2 |
| primary preventionb | 55 | 51 | 94 | 19 | 205 | 12 | 2 |
| screeningb | 14 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| social supportb | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
aon the condition that it encompassed the elderly population
bsystematic reviews addressing interventions which were classified as fulfilling the criteria of at least one general area of intervention (either individually or combined with other general area/s)