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. 2022 Sep 9;10(9):e39532. doi: 10.2196/39532

Table 1.

Study characteristics.

Study characteristics Studies (N=53), n (%) Participants (N=55,284), n (%)
Regions and countriesa

North America 30 (56.6) 3524 (6.4)


United States 24 (45.3) 2807 (5.1)


Canada 5 (9.4) 697 (1.3)


Mexico 1 (1.9) 20 (0)

Asia 11 (20.8) 1226 (2.2)


Hong Kong 1 (1.9) 740 (1.3)


China 3 (5.7) 161 (0.3)


India 3 (5.7) 141 (0.3)


Japan 2 (3.8) 97 (0.2)


Singapore 2 (3.8) 87 (0.2)

Europe 5 (9.4) 94 (0.2)


Belgium 1 (1.9) 39 (0.1)


United Kingdom 2 (3.8) 33 (0.1)


Germany 1 (1.9) 15 (0)


Cyprus 1 (1.9) 7 (0)

Oceania 4 (7.5) 597 (1.1)


Australia 4 (7.5) 597 (1.1)

Middle East 3 (5.7) 2192 (4)


Qatar 1 (1.9) 2088 (3. 8)


Israel 1 (1.9) 104 (0.2)


Saudi Arabia 1 (1.9) 23 (0)

South America 0 (0.0) 0 (0)

Africa 0 (0.0) 0 (0)

Countries not specified (68 countries: 42 high-income countries; 17 upper–middle-income countries; 9 lower–middle-income countries) 1 (1.9) 47,628 (86.2)
Study settinga,b

Urban 31 (58.5) c


Outdoor 9 (17.0)


Indoor 5 (9.4)


Indoor and outdoor 17 (32.1)

Rural 11 (20.8)


Outdoor 7 (13.2)


Indoor 1 (1.9)


Indoor and outdoor 3 (5.7)

Climatic chamber or laboratory 19 (35.8)
Study duration

Cross-sectional data collection points (up to 4 hours each)


≤5 data collection points 17 (32.1) 496 (0.9)


≥6 and ≤10 data collection points 3 (5.7) 174 (0.3)


≥11 and ≤50 data collection points 3 (5.7) 116 (0.2)

Continuous monitoring (at least 1 [work] day)


≤7 days 16 (30.2) 3614 (6.5)


≤1 months 6 (11.3) 171 (0.3)


≤6 months 5 (9.4) 542 (1)


≤2 years 3 (5.7) 50,171 (90.8)
Study design

Experimental crossover studyd 7 (13.2) 210 (0.4)

Prospective cohort study 20 (37.7) 49,690 (89.9)

Retrospective cohort study 1 (1.9) 104 (0.2)

Prospective observational crossover studyd 14 (26.4) 5017 (9.1)

Method comparison or evaluation study 11 (20.8) 263 (0.5)

aMultiple characteristics may apply per study.

bInformation for study settings is not available for all study participants and therefore not summarized here as the number of participants per study setting.

cNot available.

dEach participant serves as their own control or comparison.