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. 2023 Feb 28;18(2):e0282118. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282118

Table 2. Tabulated results of included studies.

Total N
Country Asia (China, Iran, India, Turkey, Vietnam) 17
South America (Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay, Argentina, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil) 3
Africa (South Africa, Nigeria) 2
Multiple continents 2
Study Design RCT 12
Quasi-experiment 4
Pilot 4
Pre-post 2
Cohort 2
Study Setting Mixed 5
Hospital and healthcare 9
Industrial and Manufacturing 1
Office 5
University 4
Study Size <100 9
100–1000 12
>1000 3
Population target Normal 17
At risk group (Overweight and obese, hypertension, stress etc.) 7
Gender All 22
Male-only 1
Female-only 1
Underlying theory Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change 3
Social Cognitive Theory 2
Health Belief Model 2
Other theories 5
Not reported 11
Goal/ Behaviour Targeted Lifestyle / Chronic disease risk 7
Weight Management 6
Physical Activity 4
Job Performance 3
Stress and sleep 5
Intervention length <3 months 6
3–12 months 14
>12 months 1
Primary Outcome Statistically significant improvement 22
Non-significant 2