Impact of incarceration on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-regression on weight and BMI change.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cardiovascular disease is an underappreciated issue in prison medicine. Recent studies have revealed a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) among individuals in prison, but the impact of incarceration on CVDRFs over time is not well understood. This review aimed to assess available literature and quantify the relationship between incarceration and trends in major CVDRFs in high-income countries.

Design

Systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Meta-regression on weight change and obesity.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Central Wiley and Web of Science.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Longitudinal studies reporting on the incidenc

SUBMITTER: Bondolfi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7569938 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature