Global prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in the military population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Although there are numerous studies on the global prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in military personnel, the pooled prevalence of CMRFs in this population remains unclear. We aimed to systematically review the literature on the estimation of the global prevalence of CMRFs in the military population. METHODS:We simultaneously searched PubMed and NLM Gateway (for MEDLINE), Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), and SCOPUS with using standard keywords. All papers published up to March 2018 were reviewed. Two independent reviewers assessed papers and extracted the data. Chi-square-based Q test was used to assess the heterogeneity of reported prevalence among studies. The overall prevalence of all CMRFs, including overweight, obesity, high low-density lipoprote

SUBMITTER: Baygi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6958577 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature