Prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) are increasingly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), underscoring the need to understand the existing public health burden. This would guide future policy strategies and interventions to mitigate the challenges posed. The aim of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive overview of CMDs prevalence in SSA. A PRISMA 2020 compliant systematic literature search was conducted using MEDLINE and The Cochrane Library up to December 2024, including population-based studies with ≥100 participants, aged ≥15 years, and reporting CMDs prevalence in SSA. Random effects meta-analyses were conducted for prevalence, and meta-regression, for temporal trends, evaluated using the median data collection year. Overall, 266 unique studies of 846,511 participants wer

SUBMITTER: Cassambai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12616651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature