Table 1.
Inclusion criteria
| Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | All countries | None |
| Participants | Those aged between 15 and 35 years, inclusive (at least 2 time‐points within that range) |
Those aged below 15 years of age or above 35 years of age
Participant groups selected based on a preexisting health condition (including prediabetes but excluding weight status) |
| Exposure | Life transitions related to entering or leaving education and employment: eg, leaving high school, starting postsecondary education, leaving post‐secondary education, starting employment, and leaving employment | Papers that do not include data pre and post an education or employment transition |
| Outcomes |
Individual level change in the following outcomes:
Diet: intake of energy, macronutrients, foods, food groups, and dietary patterns
Eating behaviours: eg, eating outside the home, fast food consumption, social aspects of eating, meal and snack consumption, and cooking
Physical activity: moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity, vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, total activity, sport participation, active travel, and energy expenditure
Adiposity: BMI, body weight, body composition, anthropometry, overweight, and obesity |
Studies including no dietary, PA, or adiposity outcomes
Studies reporting tracking of outcomes only with no data on absolute change in behaviour
Studies reporting solely on alcohol intake
Studies reporting on eating disorders or weight reduction behaviour
Studies reporting on dietary supplements only |
| Study type |
Longitudinal prospective quantitative studies, with data reported including on specified outcomes before and after becoming a parent
Observational analyses of longitudinal data that was originally collected as part of an intervention/trial but reported as a separate analysis |
Other quantitative study types
Qualitative study
Intervention studies/trial analyses
Reviews
Case‐control studies
Retrospective study |
| Publication type | Journal article | Conference abstract, study protocol, report, dissertation, book and professional journal |
| Publication year | Any | |
| Language | English | All other languages |