Evidence mapPaperPMID 35187778Full record

SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2022

A systematic review examining socioeconomic factors in trials of interventions for men that report weight as an outcome.

Matthew D McDonald, Kate Hunt, Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan, Joanna Moullin, Alison Avenell, Deborah A Kerr, Jack M Birch, Nikos Ntoumanis, Eleanor Quested

Abstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A systematic review examining socioeconomic factors in trials of interventions for men that report weight as an outcome.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022
    Pooled it
  2. Trial
  3. The Influence of Relationships Within Behavioral Weight Management Interventions: An Overview.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Co-Design of an eHealth Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Male Taxi Drivers: ManGuard.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
  15. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Matthew D McDonaldCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8191-8854
Kate HuntPhysical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Hamsini SivaramakrishnanCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Joanna MoullinCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Alison AvenellHealth Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Deborah A KerrCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Jack M BirchMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6292-1647
Nikos NtoumanisPhysical Activity and Well-Being Research Group, enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Eleanor QuestedCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

Chief Scientist Office HSRU1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00006/6Medical Research Council MC_UU_12015/4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Weight management interventions designed specifically for men have become more common, but the extent to which socioeconomic factors are considered in trials of these interventions is unclear. We synthesized study characteristics, methods, and reporting of interventions with a behavioral component for men that report weight as an outcome, to establish the extent to which socioeconomic factors are considered during intervention design, conduct, and reporting. A comprehensive search was conducted on Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and CENTRAL for studies published from January 2000 to July 2021. Thirty-six trials were included. Educational attainment (n = 24) was the most frequently reported socioeconomic characteristic, followed by working status (n = 14) and area level deprivation (n = 12). Seven studies did not report any socioeconomic characteristics. Most studies (n = 20) did not mention the socioeconomic profile of their samples in relation to study strengths or limitations. Few (n = 4) consulted with men from lower socioeconomic groups during intervention design. One study examined potential differential intervention effects across socioeconomic groups, with most not powered to do so. Recent feasibility trials (n = 3) targeting specific socioeconomic groups suggest a potential nascent towards a greater consideration of factors related to equity. To best inform public health policy related to health inequalities, greater consideration of socioeconomic factors is required in trials of men's weight management interventions.

Indexed as

Nutrition TherapyHumansMaleSocioeconomic FactorsinequalitiesRCTsocioeconomic characteristicsweight management

Identifiers

PMID35187778
PMCPMC9285916

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.