Table 1 Study Design Evaluation Criteria
From: Psychosocial correlates of eating behavior in children and adolescents: a review
Rating | Description | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
**** | Exceptional | -prospective design |
|  |  | -sample size ≥ 50 |
| Â | Â | -information on reliability/validity of measures |
| Â | Â | -quality of description: population, recruitment, statistical analysis |
| Â | Â | -appropriate statistical analyses (regression analysis, controlling for confounders considered exceptional) |
*** | Strong | -missing 1 of the preceding criteria a |
** | Acceptable | -missing 2 of the preceding criteria |
* | Weak | -missing 3 or more of the preceding criteria |