| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Annesi 2004 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Arrogi 2017 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Ashe 2019 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Aunger 2020 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| Awick 2017 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Azizan 2016 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Britten 2017 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Buman 2011 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Burke 2013 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Burton 1995 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Chang 2013 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| Chiang 2019 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Darvall 2016 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| De Greef 2010 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| De Greef 2011 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| Edwards 2018 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Engelen 2019 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Fanning 2016 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Fennell 2016 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Fitzsimons 2013 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Gardiner 2011 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Goldstein 1999 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Greenwood‐Hickman 2016 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Hansen 2012 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Harvey 2018 | Wrong comparison, no control group with no sedentary behaviour intervention |
| Hetherington 2015 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Kegler 2012 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Kendzor 2016 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Kerse 2005 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| King 2016 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Koltyn 2019 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Kuck 2014 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Lakerveld 2013 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Lerma 2017 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Lerma 2020 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Lewis 2016 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Lubans 2013 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Lyons 2014 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Matei 2015 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Matson 2018 | Wrong outcome; does not measure sedentary behaviour |
| Matson 2019 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Muller 2016 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Nicklas 2014 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Overgaard 2018 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Paing 2019 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| Paschoa 2016 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Pomeroy 2011 | Wrong setting, not community‐dwelling sample |
| Poppe 2019 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| Rasinaho 2012 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Rockette‐Wagner 2017 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Rosenberg 2015 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Ruscello 2014 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Sakurai 2012 | Sample recruited on the basis of a clinical condition. |
| Siddique 2017 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Sparker‐Griffin 2013 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Spring 2018 | Sample includes participants below the age of 60 years. |
| Suboc 2016 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Takemoto 2020 | Wrong outcome; does not measure sedentary behaviour |
| Taylor 2016 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Tennstedt 2013 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Toto 2012 | Wrong outcome; does not measure sedentary behaviour |
| Turunen 2020 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Valerio 2012 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Van Hoecke 2014 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| von Berens 2018 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| von Bonsdorff 2009 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Walters 2017 | Wrong outcome; does not measure sedentary behaviour |
| Wheeler 2019a | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Wheeler 2019b | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Yan 2009 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
| Yeom 2010 | Not an RCT or cluster‐RCT |
| Yeom 2014 | Does not specifically target sedentary behaviour; reports a physical activity intervention |
RCT: randomised controlled trial