Characteristics of studies (n=40)
| Study characteristic | No. of studies | References (first author and year of publication) |
| Country | ||
| Australia | 5 | Brown 200843; Cadilhac 201127; Musich 200344; Peeters 201436; Stephenson 200030 |
| Brazil | 2 | Bielemann 201529; Codogno 201548 |
| Canada | 8 | Colman 200416; Janssen 201218; Katzmarzyk 200033; Katzmarzyk 200420; Katzmarzyk 201119; Krueger 201423; Krueger 201522; Krueger 201621 |
| China | 2 | Popkin 200657; Zhang 201326 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Maresova 201431 |
| Japan | 2 | Aoyagi 201142; Yang 201137 |
| Korea | 2 | Cho 201139; Min 201638 |
| New Zealand | 1 | Market Economics Limited 201324 |
| Switzerland | 1 | Martin 200125 |
| Taiwan | 1 | Lin 200845 |
| UK | 3 | Allender 200758; Scarborough 201134; Townsend 201632 |
| USA | 10 | Anderson 200559; Andreyeva 200635; Carlson 20145; Chevan 201446; Colditz 19996; Garrett 200460; Pratt 200040; Pronk 199947; Wang 2004a41; Wang 2004b49 |
| Multiple countries | 2 | International Sports and Culture Association and Centre for Economics and Business Research 201517; Ding 20162 |
| Study perspective | ||
| Healthcare payer only | 27 | Allender 200758; Anderson 200559; Andreyeva 200635; Aoyagi 201142; Bielemann 201529; Brown 200843; Carlson 20145; Chevan 201446; Cho 201139; Codogno 201548; Colditz 19996; Garrett 200460; Katzmarzyk 200033; Lin 200845; Maresova 201431; Min 201638; Musich 200344; Peeters 201436; Popkin 200657; Pratt 200040; Pronk 199947; Scarborough 201134; Stephenson 200030; Townsend 201632; Wang 2004a41; Wang 2004b49; Yang 201137 |
| Healthcare payer and the economy | 12 | Colman 200416; Ding 20162; International Sports and Culture Association and Centre for Economics and Business Research 201517; Janssen 201218; Katzmarzyk 200420; Katzmarzyk 201119; Krueger 201423; Krueger 201522; Krueger 201621; Market Economics Limited 201324; Martin 200125; Zhang 201326 |
| Societal* | 1 | Cadilhac 201127 |
| Methodology for estimating direct healthcare costs | ||
| Population attributable fraction (PAF)-based approach | 23 | Allender 200758; Bielemann 201529; Cadilhac 201127; Colditz 19996; Colman 200416; Ding 20162; Garrett 200460; International Sports and Culture Association and Centre for Economics and Business Research 201517; Janssen 201218; Katzmarzyk 200033; Katzmarzyk 200420; Katzmarzyk 201119; Krueger 201423; Krueger 201522; Krueger 201621; Maresova 201431; Market Economics Limited 201324; Martin 200125; Popkin 200657; Scarborough 201134; Stephenson 200030; Townsend 201632; Zhang 201326 |
| Econometric approach | 17 | Anderson 200559; Andreyeva 200635; Aoyagi 201142; Brown 200843; Carlson 20145; Chevan 201446; Cho 201139; Codogno 201548; Lin 200845; Min 201638; Musich 200344; Peeters 201436; Pratt 200040; Pronk 199947; Wang 2004a41; Wang 2004b49; Yang 201137 |
| Indirect costs estimated | ||
| Yes | 13 | Cadilhac 201127; Colman 200416; Ding 20162; International Sports and Culture Association and Centre for Economics and Business Research 201517; Janssen 201218; Katzmarzyk 200420; Katzmarzyk 201119; Krueger 201423; Krueger 201522; Krueger 201621; Market Economics Limited 201324; Martin 200125; Zhang 201326 |
| No | 27 | Allender 200758; Anderson 200559; Andreyeva 200635; Aoyagi 201142; Bielemann 201529; Brown 200843; Carlson 20145; Chevan 201446; Cho 201139; Codogno 201548; Colditz 19996; Garrett 200460; Katzmarzyk 200033; Lin 200845; Maresova 201431; Min 201638; Musich 200344; Peeters 201436; Popkin 200657; Pratt 200040; Pronk 199947; Scarborough 201134; Stephenson 200030; Townsend 201632; Wang 2004a41; Wang 2004b49; Yang 201137 |
| Type of publication | ||
| Peer-reviewed scientific paper | 35 | Allender 200758; Anderson 200559; Andreyeva 200635; Aoyagi 201142; Bielemann 201529; Brown 200843; Cadilhac 201127; Carlson 20145; Chevan 201446; Cho 201139; Codogno 201548; Colditz 19996; Ding 20162; Garrett 200460; Janssen 201218; Katzmarzyk 200033; Katzmarzyk 200420; Katzmarzyk 201119; Krueger 201423; Krueger 201522; Krueger 201621; Lin 200845; Maresova 201431; Martin 200125; Min 201638; Musich 200344; Peeters 201436; Popkin 200657; Pratt 200040; Pronk 199947; Scarborough 201134; Wang 2004a41; Wang 2004b49; Yang 201137; Zhang 201326 |
| Grey literature | 5 | Colman 200416; International Sports and Culture Association and Centre for Economics and Business Research 201517; Market Economics Limited 201324; Stephenson 200030; Townsend 201632 |
* Combined perspectives from the healthcare payer, the economy and the household.
References of all studies are included in online supplementary file 2.