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. 2018 Jul 3;17:24. doi: 10.1186/s12942-018-0145-9

Table 1.

Characteristics of studies included (n = 27 studies)

Characteristics N (%) Study source
Study design
 Cross-sectional 23 (85) [12, 2326, 32, 33, 35, 36, 48, 50, 51, 5359, 6164]
 Longitudinal including cross-sectional analyses 2 (8) [27, 49]
 Longitudinal 2 (8) [52, 60]
Sample size
 < 500 14 (52) [12, 25, 27, 49, 53, 5561, 63, 64]
 > 500 13 (48) [23, 24, 26, 32, 33, 35, 36, 48, 5052, 54, 62]
Geographic origin
 Europe 11 (41) [12, 23, 25, 35, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 62, 64]
 North America/Canada 5 (18) [24, 26, 32, 61, 63]
 Australia/New Zealand 10 (37) [27, 33, 36, 48, 49, 5355, 57, 60]
 Asia 1 (4) [50]
Publication year
 2010–2017 23 (85) [2327, 32, 33, 35, 36, 4855, 5761, 63]
 1990–2009 4 (15) [12, 56, 62, 64]
IM definitiona
 CIM range 3 (11) [35, 56, 63]
 CIM time 0
CIM destination 18 (67) [23, 25, 26, 32, 33, 36, 48, 5155, 5760, 62, 64]
 CIM license 10 (37) [12, 23, 24, 27, 49, 53, 56, 58, 61, 64]
 No response 1 (4) [50]
IM Measurement
 Child reported 6 (22) [51, 52, 55, 59, 60, 62]
 Parent reported 10 (37) [12, 2427, 35, 49, 56, 61, 63]
 Child and parent reported 10 (37) [23, 32, 33, 36, 48, 53, 54, 57, 58, 64]
 No response 1 (4) [50]
Correlates measurement
 Objective 1 (4) [51]
 Subjective 10 (37) [12, 2427, 35, 56, 59, 62, 63]
 Objective and subjective 16 (59) [23, 32, 33, 36, 4850, 5255, 57, 58, 60, 61, 64]

aMore than 100% possible due to multiple types of CIM in one study