Table 3 Total number of included reviews by pre-defined participant categories, and stratified according to whether the review assessed treatment or prevention of a condition(s)
From: Scope and quality of Cochrane reviews of nutrition interventions: a cross-sectional study
Participant categories (in descending order of total number) | Total nutrition reviews (n = 470) | Reviews assessing treatment (n = 316; 67%) | Reviews assessing prevention or risk reduction (n = 154; 33%) |
|---|---|---|---|
No age group specified | 151 | 131 | 20 |
Adults | 104 | 73 | 31 |
Infants (<1year) | 66 | 50 | 16 |
Pregnancy | 53 | 12 | 41 |
Infants, preschool- and school-aged children | 31 | 21 | 10 |
Mother and infant pairs | 17 | 2 | 15 |
Infants and preschool-aged children | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Older people (>65 years) | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Preschool- and school-aged children | 8 | 8 | 0 |
School-aged children | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Preschool- and school-aged children and adults | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Postmenopausal females | 3 | 2 | 1 |
School-aged children and adults | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Mother and infant pairs and preschool-aged children | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Preschool-aged children | 0 | 0 | 0 |