| Bibliography | RoB Tier | Study design | Study name | Endpoints assessed | Additional comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehta et al. ( 1998 ) | 2 | RCT | n/a |
% fat mass Fat mass Lean mass |
|
| Perkin et al. ( 2016 ) | 1 | RCT | Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) |
Subscapular SFT Triceps SFT |
|
| Burdette et al. ( 2006 ) | 2 | PC | n/a |
Fat mass High fat mass |
|
| Caleyachetty et al. ( 2013 ) | 2 | PC | Mysore Parthenon Study | % difference in triceps + subscapular SFT | CV |
| de Beer et al. ( 2015 ) | 2 | PC | Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) |
Fat free mass z‐score Fat mass z‐score |
|
| Durmuş et al. ( 2012 ) | 2 | PC | Generation R |
Subscapular + suprailiac SFT Triceps + biceps + subscapular + suprailiac SFT |
|
| Durmuş et al. ( 2014 ) | 2 | PC | Generation R |
Android:gynoid fat ratio z‐score Fat mass z‐score Preperitoneal abdominal fat area z‐score |
|
| Ejlerskov et al. ( 2015 ) | 3 | PC | Smabørns Kost og Trivsel (SKOT) | Fat mass index | |
| Huh et al. ( 2011 ) | 3 | PC | ProjectViva | Triceps + subscapular SFT | |
| Kramer et al. ( 1985b ); Kramer et al. ( 1985a ) | 2 | PC | n/a | Triceps + subscapular + suprailiac SFT | 1985a: no PE, 1985a and b: CV |
| Leary et al. ( 2015 ) | 2 | PC | Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) |
Fat mass z‐score Lean mass z‐score |
|
| Morgan et al. ( 2004 ) | 3 | PA | n/a |
Subscapular SFT gain Triceps SFT gain |
|
| Moschonis et al. ( 2017 ) | 3 | PC | Greek EuroPrevall | Fat mass | |
| 3 | PC | Generation XXI | Fat mass | ||
| 2 | PC | Etude des déterminants pré et postnatals précoces du développement et de la santé (EDEN) | Fat mass | ||
| 2 | PC | ALSPAC |
Fat mass %fat mass |
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| Robinson et al. ( 2009 ) | 2 | PC | Southampton Women's Survey (SWS) |
Fat mass Fat mass index |
No PE, CV |
| van den Hooven et al. ( 2016 ) | 1 | PC | Generation R |
aBMC BMD Bone area |
|
| Vogelezang et al. ( 2018 ) | 2 | PC | Generation R |
Fat mass index z‐score Fat‐free mass index z‐score |
|
| Wilson et al. ( 1998 ) | 3 | PC | Dundee Infant Feeding Study | % fat mass | |
| Magalhaes et al. ( 2012 ) | 3 | RETRO: RC | n/a |
High fat mass High fat in the android region |
|
| Patterson et al. ( 1986 ) | 3 | RETRO: CS | n/a | Triceps SFT | No PE, CV |
| Zive et al. ( 1992 ) | 3 | RETRO: CSA of baseline data of a PC | Study of Children's Activity and Nutrition (SACN) | Triceps + subscapular SFT | No PE, CV |
aBMC: areal bone mineral content; BMD: bone mineral density; CS: cross‐sectional study; CSA: cross‐sectional analysis; CV: timing of introduction of CF used as a continuous variable in the analysis; n/a: not applicable; PA: pooled analysis; PC: prospective cohort study; PE: point estimate; RC: retrospective cohort study; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RETRO: retrospective study; RoB: risk of bias; SFT: skinfold thickness.