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. 2019 Jul 23;2019(7):CD001871. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001871.pub4

Summary of findings 14. Adverse event outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions compared to control for preventing obesity in children aged 13 to 18 years.

Adverse events outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions compared to control for preventing obesity in children aged 13 to 18 years
Patient or population: children aged 13‐18 years
Setting: school
Intervention: diet and physical activity
Comparison: control (no intervention or usual care)
Outcomes Impact № of participants
(studies) Certainty of the evidence
(GRADE)
Depression
Assessed with Child's Depression Inventory No effects of the intervention on depression 779
(1 RCT) ⊕⊕⊕⊕
High
Clinical levels of shape and weight concern No effect of intervention on clinical numbers of shape or weight concern 282
(1 RCT) ⊕⊕⊝⊝
Low1,2
Anxiety
Assessed with anxiety scale No effect of the intervention on anxiety 779
(1 RCT) ⊕⊕⊕⊕
High
RCT: randomised controlled trial
GRADE Working Group grades of evidenceHigh certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

1Downgraded for risk of bias because these data appear to be from a post hoc subgroup analysis.
2Downgraded for imprecision as the number of participants was small.