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Peer-reviewed obesity research by type of study
| Type of reference | Descriptive | Intervention | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Single study | 89 | (58) | 62 | (40) | 3 | (2) | 154 | (59) |
| Research synthesis | 31 | (44) | 40 | (56) | – | – | 71 | (27) |
| Other peer review | – | – | – | – | 38 | (100) | 38 | (14) |
| Total | 120 | (46) | 102 | (39) | 41 | (15) | 263 | (100) |
