Table 2 Study characteristics
Study | Year | Country | Population | Intervention | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simons-Morton [34] | 2001 | USA | Inactive adults | Physical activity Advice/counseling, telephone contacts, interactive mail-contacts, self-monitoring devices | Physician advice |
Lindström (30) | 2003 | Finland | Overweight/obese adults with IGT | Physical activity and diet. Advice/counseling, exercise sessions | General information |
Esposito [25] | 2004 | Italy | Sedentary adults with metabolic syndrome | Diet Advice/counseling | General information + bi-monthly sessions |
Hjerkinn [27] | 2005 | Norway | Elderly men with long standing hyperlipidemia | Diet Advice/counseling, placebo capsules (omgega-3) | Placebo-capsules (omega-3) |
Ratner [31] | 2005 | USA | Overweight adults with IGT | Physical activity and diet Advice/counseling, exercise sessions | General information + annual individual sessions + placebo (Metformin) |
Anderssen [23] | 2005 | Norway | Sedentary, overweight/obese men on antihypertensive drug treatment, elevated TC | Physical activity and diet Advice/counseling, exercise sessions, placebo (Fluvastatin) | Usual care by own general practitioner + placebo (Fluvastatin) |
Lawton [29] | 2008 | New Zealand | Inactive women | Physical activity Advice/counseling, telephone contacts | Usual care from primary care practice |
Eriksson [24] | 2009 | Sweden | Adults with hypertension, dyslipidemia, T2DM, obesity or any combination thereof | Physical activity and diet Advice/counseling, exercise sessions | General information + examination at 3, 12, 24 and 36 months |
Kuller [28] | 2012 | USA | Overweight/obese women | Physical activity and diet Advice/counseling | 6 Seminars first year with focus on women`s health, several times per year thereafter |
Vetter [32] | 2013 | USA | Obese adults with at least one other criterion for metabolic syndrome | Physical activity and diet Advice/counseling | Quarterly primary care provider visits |
Goyer [26] | 2013 | Canada | Adults with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 and at least 2 cardio-vascular risk factors: elevated SBP or DBP, elevated LDL, elevated TC/HDL, uncontrolled T2DM, smoking | Physical activity, diet and stress management Advice/counseling, exercise sessions | Usual care (family physician). At 1 year contact for address verification + reminder of 2 year follow-up |
Lee (33) | 2015 | USA | American Indians with BMI ≥ 25 and metabolic syndrome | Physical activity and diet Advice/counseling, exercise sessions | Information by mail. Follow-up assessments every 6 months |