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Table 2 Characteristics of included studies and demographics of participants (N = 80)

From: Communicating physical activity messages with adolescents: what works? A scoping review with stakeholder consultation

Characteristics

n

% (of total N = 80)

Study location

 USA

31

39.0

 UK

10

12.7

 Australia

7

8.9

 Spain

5

6.3

 Other

26

32.9

Participant demographics

 Gender

  Females only

10

12.7

  Males only

2

2.5

  Mixed genders

67

84.8

Other populations/groups

 Physical disability

2

2.5

 Intellectual disability e.g. ADHD

1

1.3

 At risk of morbidity i.e. obesity, diabetes, CHD

6

7.6

 Low-income/socio-economic community

2

2.5

 Low activity level

3

3.8

 Parents of adolescents

10

12.7

 Other key adult informants (not specified)

1

1.3

Race or ethnicity reporteda

 Mixed/ range of ethnicities

6

7.6

 Asian or pacific islander

4

5.0

 Latin America/ Hispanic

11

13.9

  1. aLau et al. [50] (SMS-based intervention for PA promotion), Lubans et al. [52] (ATLAS), Schneider et al. [48] (HEALTHY), and Soltero et al. [55] (Fit24) were part of larger studies that had both experimental and non-experimental outputs
  2. bCounted if specified in title or participant section of manuscript