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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in Rounds 2 and 3 of Delphi

From: Setting and prioritizing evidence-informed policies to control childhood obesity in Iran: a mixed Delphi and policy dialogue approach

Participant’s characteristics 

In-depth interview

Round 2

Round 3

Policy dialogue

Invited to Round 2

Participated in Round 2

Participated in Round 3

number

percent

response rate

number

percent

response rate

Specialty

Community Nutrition

6

9

9

22

100

9

28

100

7

Clinical Nutrition

–

4

4

10

100

2

6

50

2

Food policy

–

3

3

7

100

3

9

100

3

Food science and technology

5

2

1

2

50

1

3

100

–

General medicine

2

4

4

10

100

2

6

50

–

Pediatrics

3

7

5

12

71

3

9

60

2

Sociology

2

3

3

7

100

3

9

100

1

Epidemiology, social science

4

8

2

5

25

1

3

50

2

Health economy

1

3

1

2

33

1

3

100

–

Health policy

–

4

0

0

0

–

–

–

1

Health management

1

5

4

10

80

4

13

100

–

Health education and promotion

–

3

1

2

33

1

3

100

–

Physical education

1

2

1

2

50

1

3

100

2

Other

5

7

3

7

43

2

6

67

2

Total

30

64

41

100

64

32

100

78

22

Organization

Academic

11

35

22

54

63

19

59

86

10

State organization

14

22

13

32

59

8

25

62

10

Non-profit organization

1

4

4

10

100

3

9

75

–

International organization

2

3

2

5

67

2

6

100

2

Food industry

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

30

64

41

100

64

32

100

78

22