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Doyle O., Fitzpatrick N., Lovett J., & Rawdon C. (2015). Early intervention and child physical health: Evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial. Economics and Human Biology, 19, 224-245.

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O'Sullivan, A., Fitzpatrick, N., & Doyle, O. (2017). Effects of early intervention on dietary intake and its mediating role on cognitive functioning: A randomised controlled trial. Public Health Nutrition, 20(1), 154-164.

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Child meets recommended number of daily servings for protein, Multiple Imputation results	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	18 months old	High PFL vs. Low PFL; Dublin, Ireland 2008-2010; full sample	207 children	Not reported	Not reported	Odds ratio = 1.52	Study reported = 0.25	Not statistically significant, p= 0.28	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio. Finding from model using multiple imputation (MI)
Child meets recommended number of daily servings for protein, Multiple Imputation results	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	High PFL vs. Low PFL; Dublin, Ireland 2008-2010; full sample	207 children	Not reported	Not reported	Odds ratio = 2.27	Study reported = 0.50	Statistically significant, p= 0.03	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio. Finding from model using multiple imputation (MI)
Child meets recommended number of daily servings for protein, unweighted	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months old	High PFL vs. Low PFL; Dublin, Ireland 2008-2010; full sample	165 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.17 Infants	Unadjusted proportion = 0.18 Infants	Odds ratio = 0.93	HomVEE calculated = -0.04	Not statistically significant, p= 0.87	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.
Child meets recommended number of daily servings for protein, unweighted	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	High PFL vs. Low PFL; Dublin, Ireland 2008-2010; full sample	165 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.33 Infants	Unadjusted proportion = 0.18 Infants	Odds ratio = 2.30	HomVEE calculated = 0.50	Statistically significant, p= 0.02	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.

PFL Evaluation Team at the UCD Geary Institute. (2012). Preparing For Life early childhood intervention: Assessing the impact of Preparing For Life at six months [Study 1: Randomized controlled trial]. Dublin, Ireland: UCD Geary Institute.

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PFL Evaluation Team at the UCD Geary Institute. (2012). Preparing For Life early childhood intervention: Assessing the impact of Preparing For Life at twelve months. Dublin, Ireland: UCD Geary Institute.

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PFL Evaluation Team at the UCD Geary Institute. (2013). Preparing For Life: Early childhood intervention: Assessing the impact of Preparing For Life at twenty-four months. Dublin, Ireland: UCD Geary Institute.

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