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. 2020 Jan 19;21(4):e12962. doi: 10.1111/obr.12962

Table 2.

Summary table of findings across outcomes and education and employment transitions

Body Weight Physical Activity Diet
Leaving high school and/or starting university

3 studies

Increase (3/3 papers)

12 studies

Decrease (7/12)

Meta‐analysis (n=9):

−7 min/day of MVPA

4 studies

Mixed findings

Decrease in fruit and dairy consumption (2/4)

Leaving university 0 studies

4 studies

No change (4/4)

1 study

Increase in confectionery and sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption (1/1)

Starting employment 0 studies

3 studies

Decrease (2/3)

1 study

No change (1/1)

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of papers, out of the total number that addressed that question, that report the direction of change stated.