Table 1.
Studies in alphabetic order: country of origin, design and characteristics of study participants included in the present analyses
| Study Name | Yrs | Months | Country | Design | Filesa | Age (y) | Model | Epoch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALSPAC | 2003–07 | All | United Kingdom | Long. | 10,426 | 10–15 | 7164, 71,256,GT1M | 60 |
| Ballabeina Study | 2008–09 | June-Sept | Swiss | Inter. | 998 | 4–8 | GT1M | 15 |
| Belgium Pre-School Study | 2006;08–09 | Oct-March | Belgium | CS | 170 | 3–7 | GT1M | 15 |
| CHASE | 2006–07 | Jan-Feb | United Kingdom | CS | 2011 | 9–10 | GT1M | 15 |
| COSCIS | 2001–05 | Oct-May | Denmark | Inter. | 1146 | 6–11 | 7164 | 60 |
| EYHS (Denmark) | 1997–98; 2003–04 | All | Denmark | Long. | 1715 | 8–18 | 7164 | 60 |
| EYHS (Estonia) | 1998–99 | Aug-May | Estonia | CS | 660 | 8–17 | 7164 | 60 |
| EYHS (Norway) | 1999–00 | Feb-Oct | Norway | CS | 387 | 9–10 | 7164 | 60 |
| EYHS (Portugal) | 1999–00 | Jan-July | Portugal | Long. | 1357 | 8–18 | 7164 | 60 |
| EYHS SPAIN | 2008–10 | – | SPAIN | CS | 447 | 8–10 | GT1M | 15 |
| GINI | 2011–14 | All | Germany | CS | 1220 | 14–17 | GT3X | 60 |
| Helena | 2006–07 | All | Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden | CS | 2755 | 13–17 | GT1M | 15 |
| IDEFICS | 2007–2010 | Sept-May | Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium. Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Spain | Long | 7104 | 2–9 | GT1M/Actitrainer | 15,60 |
| ISCOLE | 2011–13 | All | Finland | CS | 531 | 9–11 | GT3X | 15 |
| KISS | 2005–06 | May-Nov | Swiss | Inter. | 889 | 6–14 | 7164, GT1M | 60 |
| LISA | 2011–14 | All | Germany | CS | 429 | 14–16 | GT3X | 60 |
| MAGIC | 2006–07 | Nov-May | United Kingdom | CS | 434 | 3–4 | 7164 | 60 |
| MAL-TA | 2012 | Jan-May | Malta | CS | 859 | 10–11 | GT3X | 10 |
| Odense Preschool | 2009 | May–June | Denmark | CS | 527 | 5–6 | GT1M/GT3X | 10 |
| OPUS | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Denmark | Long | 705 | 8–11 | GT3X (+) | 60 |
| PANCS | 2005–06 | All | Norway | CS | 2031 | 9–15 | 7164 | 10 |
| PEACH | 2006–09 | Sept-July | England | Long. | 2088 | 10–13 | GT1M | 15 |
| Portugal | 2008–09 | All | Portugal | CS | 2557 | 10–18 | GT1M | 15 |
| Prestyle | 2009 | – | Portugal | CS | 567 | 3–6 | GT1M | 5 |
| ProActive | 2012–13 | – | United Kingdom | CS | 1207 | 10–11 | GT3X | 15 |
| Portugal | 2010–11 | Sept-June | Portugal | CS | 660 | 11–12 | GT1M | 30 |
| SPACE | 2010 | Apr-June | Denmark | Inter. | 1274 | 11–13 | GT3X | 30 |
| SPEEDY | 2007 | Feb-July | United Kingdom | CS | 1992 | 9–11 | GT1M | 5 |
| The Belgian Environmental PA study in Youth | 2008–09 | Oct-May | Belgium | CS | 606 | 13–15 | GT1M | 60 |
| The Gateshead Millennium Study | 2006–07 | Oct-Dec | United Kingdom | Cross | 478 | 6–8 | GT1M | 15 |
| The Gateshead Millennium Study | 2006–07 | Oct-Dec | United Kingdom | Cross | 478 | 6–8 | GT1M | 15 |
ALSPAC Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; CHASE Child Heart And Health Study in England; GINIplus German Infant Study on the influence of Nutrition Intervention PLUS environmental and genetic influences on allergy development; HELENA Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Study; IDEFICS Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infantS; ISCOLE The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment KISS, Kinder-Sportstudie; LISA Influence of Life-style factors on the development of the Immune System and Allergies in East and West Germany; MAGIC Movement and Activity Glasgow Intervention in Children; MAL-TA Movement, Activity and Lifestyle- tweens in action; PEACH Personal and Environmental Associations with Children’s Health; SPEEDY Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people; SPACE,
aValid files included in analyses