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Table 1 Characteristic of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Single parent status and children’s objectively measured level of physical activity

Studies

n

Response rate (%)

Sampling strategy

Age

Percentage of single-parent families (%)

Publication status

Bagley et al. [27]

1215

35

STRS

7 and 11

13

Published

Bradley et al. [28]

1364

28

I/N

9

I/N

Published

Hesketh et al. [5]

2458

40

SRS

6 and 11

16

Published

Sallis et al. [30]

200

66

STRS

6 to 18

I/N

Published

Sallis et al. [29]

732

53

RA

10

22

Published

Sallis et al. [9]

297

40

I/N

9

13

Published

CoSCIS, Eiberg Hansen et al. [22]

411

52

CS

9

18

Unpublished

Riddoch et al. [20], EYHS Denmark, first cohort

1019

75

CRS

12

20

Unpublished

McMinn et al. [26], EYHS Denmark, second cohort

419

65

CRS

9

22

Unpublished

EYHS Estonia

1122

76

CRS

13

24

Unpublished

Riddoch et al. [20], EYHS Norway

754

75

CRS

12

21

Unpublished

Riddoch et al. [20], EYHS Portugal

1168

73

CRS

13

20

Unpublished

Total (%)

11,159

53

19

  1. SRS simple random sample, STRS stratified random sample, RA random allocation as part of an intervention, CS convenience sample, CRS cluster randomized sample, I/N insufficient or no information