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. 2021 May 17;12(5):1944–1956. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab039

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the healthy food prescription studies included in the systematic review1

Study Country Setting Design Medical inclusion criteria Food insecurity criteria n Age,2 y % Female Follow-up (mo) RoB3
Bihan (37) France Healthcare center RCT None Yes 135 44.6 ± 8.1 56.3 3 Some concerns
Buyuktuncer (24) UK Primary care clinics Pre/post None No 124 ≥ 16 71.8 5 Serious
Weinstein (38) USA Primary care or diabetes clinics RCT Diabetes mellitus, BMI >25 kg/m2 and HbA1c >7% No 79 55 ± 10.8 69 3 High
Seligman (43) USA Primary care clinics Pre/post HbA1c ≥ 6.5% or previously diagnosed diabetes Yes 687 56.6 74 6 Critical
Bryce (26) USA Healthcare center Pre/post Diabetes mellitus and HbA1c >6.5% No 65 52.5 ± 10.6 70.8 3.25 Serious
Cavanagh (27) USA Healthcare center Retrospective case-control Diabetes mellitus, BMI >30 kg/m2 and/or hypertension No 108 NR NR 18 Serious
Feinberg (34) USA Healthcare center Pre/post Diabetes mellitus and HbA1c > = 8% Yes 95 NR NR 18 Critical
Izumi (39) USA Healthcare center Pre/post None No 9 NR 100 5.75 Serious
Trapl (40) USA Healthcare center Pre/post Hypertension Yes 137 60.3 ± 10.9 71.1 6 Serious
Emmert-Aronson (41) USA Healthcare center Pre/post Diabetes mellitus, prediabetes, cardiac disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, anxiety, and/or depression Yes 49 59.1 ± 10.6 63.3 6 Serious
Forbes (25) USA Healthcare center Pre/post At risk of chronic illness or metabolic disease, as determined by primary care physicians Yes 9 NR 55.6 1.5 Serious
Orsega-Smith (42) USA Pediatrician clinics Pre/post Overweight Yes 41 NR NR 12 Serious
Ferrer (44) USA Primary care clinic RCT HbA1c >9% Yes 58 54 62 7 High
1

HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; NR, not reported; RCT, randomized controlled trial; RoB, risk of bias.

2Values are mean ± SD.

3Detailed derivation of the overall risk of bias is provided in Supplemental Table 1.