Table 4.

Environmental interventions (n = 1)

Study	Design and quality appraisala	Setting and participants	Intervention and implementationb	Inequalityc	Summary of effects on inequalities in obesity* ↑ = increased ↓ = decreased ↔ = no change
Veloso and Santana 2002; Veloso et al. 200745,46	Retrospective cohort group with non-randomized comparison group 5-year follow-up Final sample = 10,368 Quality = Weak	Workplaces, Brazil Working age 22% female	Prevention: Workers’ Food Programme (Programa de Alimentação do Trabalhador; PAT)—coupons or food provided in workplace (main meal of 1400 calories and minor meals of 300 calories, & 6% protein) Implementation = 5	Universal: occupation	overweight	↑

BMI, body mass index.

^aGlobal quality appraisal from EPHPP; see Supplementary data, Appendix S2.

^bNumber of implementation appraisal criteria met out of 10.

^cTargeted/universal approach to inequality, measure of inequality/SES.

*P < 0.05. For controlled studies, this is for the relative mean differences between intervention and control at follow-up. For uncontrolled studies, it represents the change between baseline and follow-up.