Diabetes in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The purpose of this study was assess the time trend of the prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Pakistan by using a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search of Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane library was carried out between J...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2019-08, Vol.35 (4), p.1173-1178
Main Authors: Akhtar, Sohail, Nasir, Jamal Abdul, Abbas, Tahir, Sarwar, Aqsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Developing countries
Diabetes
Females
Food habits
Hypertension
LDCs
Meta-analysis
Obesity
Physical fitness
Population
Prediabetic state
Provinces
Public health
Studies
Systematic Review
Trends
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:The purpose of this study was assess the time trend of the prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Pakistan by using a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search of Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane library was carried out between January 1, 1995 and August 30, 2018. Diabetes and prediabetes prevalence estimates were combined by the random-effects model. The existence of publication bias was tested by Egger regression. This systematic review was reported following the PRISMA guidelines. The search conceded a total of 635 studies, only 14 studies were considered for meta-analysis. The prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan was revealed 14.62% (10.651%-19.094%; 14 studies) based on 49,418 people using the inverse-variance random-effects model. The prevalence of prediabetes was 11.43% (8.26%-15.03%; 10 studies) based on a total sample of 26,999 people. The risk factors associated with diabetes were mean age (β = 0.48%, 95% CI: 0.21-0.78, p
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.35.4.194