Table 1.

Search strategy for the MEDILINE database

Search set Medline

Search set Medline

#1 physical activity [tw] #2 physical exercise [tw] #3 physical performance [tw] #4 exercise program* [tiab] #5 physical fitness [mh] #6 exercise [mh] #7 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR #8 training program* [tiab] #9 prevention program* [tiab] #10 intervention program* [tiab] #11 promotion [tw] #12 strategy [tw] #13 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 #14 chilhood obesity [tiab] #15 obese children [tiab] #16 obesity prevention [tiab] #17 obesity review [tiab]

#18 paediatric obesity [mh] #19 14 OR 15 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18 #20 underweight [tw] #21 normal weight [tw] #22 overweight [tw] #23 BMI [tiab] #24 obesity [tiab] #25 body mass index [mh] #26 20 OR 21 OR 22 OR 23 OR 24 OR 25 #27 studies [tiab] #28 randomised controlled trials [tiab] #29 RCT [tiab] #30 non-randomised experimental [tiab] #31 single-arm pre–post [tiab] #32 27 OR 28 OR 29 OR 30 OR 31 #33 7 AND 13 AND 19 AND 26 AND 32

*It is used to search for or all terms that begin with a word (eg, ‘training program*’ would return results such as ‘training programs’ and ‘training program’).

BMI, body mass index; mh, MeSH terms;RCT, randomised controlled trial; tiab, title/abstract; tw, text word.