Mapping evidence and identifying risks: A systematic scoping review of meal replacements in type 2 diabetes

Table 1 Distribution of studies and participants according to geographical location

Country	Number of studies	Participants in meal replacement arm (n)	Ref.
Asia
China	7	465	[33,37,44,47,86,103,104]
India	4	303	[63,82,92,93]
Japan	1	119	[91]
Malaysia	3	193	[24,45,141]
Singapore	1	19	[85]
Indonesia	1	30	[117]
Taiwan	1	30	[46]
Thailand	2	172	[39,118]
Qatar	2	70	[40]
Oceania
Australia	9	396	[36,52,55,56,61,90,95,106,116]
New Zealand	1	20	[70]
America
Canada	4	514	[48,54,62,94]
United States	49	3301	[30,34,38,43,49,50,72-76,80,84,88,89,96,101,107,115,121,122]
Brazil	1	34	[100]
Europe
Czech Republic	1	22	[102]
Denmark	1	11	[83]
Germany	8	700	[57,64-68,81,120]
Greece	1	43	[59]
Italy	3	77	[32,41,97]
Netherlands	8	147	[28,31,42,87]
Spain	1	17	[29]
Sweden	2	392	[109,114]
Ireland	1	20	[113]
United Kingdom	21	1443	[18,35,51,58,60,69,71,77-79,99,105,106,108,110-112,119]