Table 2.
List of included studies evaluating public health interventions’ impact by SES.
| Lead author Date Country | Country | Intervention | Outcome measured | SES measure | EPHPP quality score | Subgroup analysis credibility score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batis et al. (2016) | Mexico | Taxation of foods and sugar sweetened beverages | Purchases of packaged foods | Education level and ownership of household assets | Weak | 7 |
| *Brownson et al. (1996) | USA | Health education; community based education | % change of the % of people who consume five portions of fruit and vegetables per day | Education level | Moderate | 1 |
| *Carcaise-Edinboro, McClish, Kracen, Bowen, and Fries (2008) | USA | Health education; Tailored feedback and self-help dietary intervention | Mean fruit and vegetable intake score | Education level | Strong | 4 |
| Colchero et al. (2016) | Mexico | Taxation of sugar sweetened beverages | Purchases of sugar sweetened beverages | Education level and ownership of household assets | Weak | 4 |
| *Connett and Stamler (1984) | USA | Dietary counselling intervention | Change in serum cholesterol (mg/dl) | Household income | Moderate | 5 |
| *Curtis, Adamson, and Mathers (2012) | UK | Health education: Cooking fair with cooking lessons accompanying personalised dietary goal settings | % change in mean food energy from fat | Area level index of multiple deprivation | Moderate | 6 |
| *Havas et al. (1998) | USA | Health education: healthy nutrition program aimed at adult women | Change in mean daily servings consumed of fruit and vegetables | Education level | Moderate | 3 |
| *Havas et al. (2003) | USA | Dietary counselling intervention | % change in fruit and vegetables consumed | Education level | Moderate | 5 |
| *Holme, Hjermann, Helgeland, and Leren (1985) | Norway | Dietary counselling intervention | % change in cholesterol | Social class | Moderate | 3 |
| *Hughes et al. (2012) | England | School based intervention | Change in portions of fruit and vegetables consumed | Area level index of multiple deprivation | Moderate | 5 |
| Jones, Taylor, Whittle, Evans, and Trotter (1997) | UK | Water fluoridation | Tooth decay | Area level index of multiple deprivation | Moderate | 6 |
| *Jouret et al. (2009) | France | Health education: healthy nutrition program aimed at children | Change in % of children overweight | Area level index of multiple deprivation | Strong | 3 |
| *Lowe, Horne, Tapper, Bowdery, and Egerton (2004) | UK | Health education: Healthy nutrition program aimed at children | % change in vegetables observed consumed | Free school meal entitlement | Weak | 5 |
| Nelson, Cooper, and Jackson (1995) | UK | Privatisation on employees of regional water authority | Employer job satisfaction and wellbeing | Occupation | Weak | 5 |
| *Plachta-Danielzik et al. (2007) | Germany | Health education: healthy nutrition programme aimed at children | Change in % prevalence of overweight | Parental education level | Weak | 8 |
| Vander Ploeg, Maximova, McGavock, Davis, and Veugelers (2014) | School-based physical activity programmes | 10–11 year old school children | Physical activity levels | Household income and parental education level | Moderate | 7 |
| *Reynolds et al. (2000) | USA | Health education: healthy nutrition programme aimed at children | Portion of fruit and vegetables consumed | Household income | Moderate | 3 |
| *Smith, Owen, and Baghurst (1997) | Australia | Health education: healthy nutrition programme aimed at adults | Change in fat density consumed (g/4200 kcal) | Occupational prestige | Moderate | 6 |
| *Sorensen et al. (1998) | USA | Work based intervention | Change in geometric mean grams of fibre per 1000 kcals | Occupation | Moderate | 9 |
| *Toft, Jakobsen, Aadahl, Pisinger, and Jørgensen (2012) | Denmark | Dietary counselling intervention | Change in amount of fruit eaten by men (g/week) | Education level | Moderate | 5 |
| *Wendel-Vos et al. (2009) | Holland | Area based intervention | Difference in mean energy intake between intervention and control (MJ/d) | Education level | Strong | 8 |
*
Summary of intervention details and effects on health inequalities taken from McGill et al. (2015).