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Table 1 Summary of included studies (n = 255), and comparison to Lam et al. (2019) (n = 301)

From: Low-calorie sweeteners and health outcomes: an evaluation of rapid versus traditional evidence mapping

 

n (%)

This study

Lam et al. [6]

Length

 < 1 day

80 (31%)

174 (58%)

 1–30 days

107 (42%)

53 (18%)

 1–6 months

44 (17%)

41 (14%)

 > 6 months

11 (4%)

19 (6%)

 Unclear

13 (5%)

41 (14%)

Outcome groups*

 Energy sensing

152 (60%)

128 (43%)

 Appetite

66 (26%)

70 (23%)

 Glycemic

79 (31%)

61 (20%)

 Dietary intake

68 (27%)

54 (18%)

 Body weight/composition

23 (9%)

23 (8%)

Comparisons

 LCS vs. Sugar

183 (72%)

152 (50%)

 LCS vs. Other

71 (28%)

133 (44%)

 Unclear

 

16 (5%)

Baseline health*

 Healthy

192 (75%)

76 (25%)

 Diabetes

11 (4%)

15 (5%)

 Overweight

11 (4%)

12 (4%)

 Mixed/Other

38 (15%)

174 (58%)

 Unclear

3 (1%)

25 (8%)

Sample size**

 ≤ 10

44 (17%)

31 (10%)

 11–50

155 (61%)

118 (39%)

 51–100

28 (11%)

21 (7%)

 101–200

12 (5%)

12 (4%)

 > 200

9 (4%)

10 (3%)

 Unclear

7 (3%)

109 (36%)

  1. *Studies can fall in multiple categories—therefore total % is greater than 100%
  2. **Rounding errors may lead to total % greater than 100%