Table a1 Summary of search terms for literature review

From: Relative contribution of energy intake and energy expenditure to childhood obesity: a review of the literature and directions for future research

Search term

Number of hits

Number of relevant hits

Determinants of obesity

1865

3

Energy balance, childhood

115

0

Obesity, energy gap

39

1

Childhood obesity, energy balance

75

0

Childhood obesity, energy imbalance

17

1

Childhood obesity, energy gap

2

0

Adolescent obesity, energy balance

180

2

Adolescent obesity, energy imbalance

30

1

Adolescent obesity, energy gap

9

1

Childhood obesity, energy intake (humans, English, all adult: 19+ years, preschool child: 2–5 years, child: 6–12 years, adolescent: 13–18 years)

252

7

Childhood obesity, energy expenditure (same limitations as above)

211

1

Childhood obesity, caloric intake (same limitations as above)

259

2

Childhood obesity, caloric expenditure (same limitations as above)

8

1

Adolescent obesity, energy intake (humans, clinical trial, meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial, comparative study, multicenter study, research support, NIH, extramural, research support, NIH, intramural, research support, non-US Govt, research support, US Govt, non PHS, research support, US Govt, PHS, English, all adult: 19+ years, preschool child: 2–5 years, child: 6–12 years, adolescent: 13–18 years)

576

5

Adolescent obesity, energy expenditure (humans, meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial, comparative study, multicenter study, English, all adult: 19+ years, preschool child: 2–5 years, child: 6–12 years, adolescent: 13–18 years)

219

4

Adolescent obesity, caloric intake (above limits)

226

3

Adolescent obesity, caloric expenditure (no limits)

29

1

Pima Indians, obesity (above limits for ‘adolescent obesity, energy expenditure)

146

1

Total

6670

34

  1. Abbreviation: PHS, Public Health Service