Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adult population in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Resource type: Publication Publication
  • Authors
    Krishnamoorthy, Yuvaraj; Rajaa, Sathish; Murali, Sharan; Rehman, Tanveer; Sahoo, Jayaprakash; Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar
  • Type
    Original research
  • Journal
    PLOS ONE
  • Publication Date
    2020
  • Abstract

    Objective: This review was done to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among adult general population in India. We also wanted to find the gender, setting, and region-wide distribution of MS in India.

    Methods: We conducted systematic searches in various databases including Medline, ScienceDirect, Cochrane library and Google Scholar from inception until August 2019. We included studies conducted in India reporting the prevalence of MS among adults aged 18 years or more. We used the Newcastle Ottawa scale to assess the quality of included studies. We carried out a meta-analysis with random-effects model and reported pooled prevalence with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We used the Funnel plot to assess publication biases.

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