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. 2019 Oct 21;11(1):128–143. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz078

TABLE 1.

PICOS criteria for inclusion and exclusion of studies

Parameter Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Population Women who were age ≥15 y Males
Intervention/exposure Collection of data on weight and sociodemographic factors Lack of data on weight and/or sociodemographic factors
Comparator Nutritional status of women Lack of data on nutritional status
Outcome Prevalence of nutritional status No reported prevalence measure
Study design Observational study Editorial
Cross-sectional study Methodological article
Cohort study