The prevalence of obesity and overweight among Iranian population: an umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present umbrella systematic reviews and meta-analyses aim to determine the comprehensive prevalence of obesity and overweight across different age subgroups in Iran.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive search across many databases, including Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar, to retrieve papers published until November 2023. The meta-analyses included in this study examined the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iran. The current umbrella meta-analysis finally contained 24 meta-analyses. We evaluated the scientific reliability of the studies using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR2).

Results

The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Iranian population was 18.38% (95% CI: 10.267,

SUBMITTER: Dehghani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature