Review Article
Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among Adults in the Middle East Countries from 2000 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the Middle East countries.
| | Variables | N. of studies (population) | Obesity | Test for heterogeneity | Overweight | Test for heterogeneity | | Prevalence (95% CI) | (-value) | | Prevalence (95% CI) | (-value) |
| | Country | | | | | | | | | Kuwait | 9 (14174) | 9 | 29.25 (24.32–35.17) | 9 | 38.70 (28.72–52.16) | | Israel | 2 (3743) | 2 | 22.45 (21.12–23.86) | 1 | 62.10 (60.30–63.90) | | Saudi Arabia | 11 (215575) | 11 | 24.95 (21.02–29.61) | 11 | 31.80 (29.56–34.21) | | Oman | 4 (2538) | 4 | 14.57 (5.95–35.67) | 3 | 30.65 (27.63–34.00) | | Palestine | 6 (5905) | 6 | 22.55 (15.78–32.22) | 4 | 31.45 (24.49–40.38) | | Yemen | 1 (2500) | 1 | 8.80 (7.70–10.00) | 1 | 23.50 (22.00–25.20) | | United Arab Emirates | 5 (54516) | 5 | 23.29 (18.84–28.78) | 5 | 31.01 (25.79–37.28) | | Turkey | 16 (71268) | 16 | 23.56 (20.56–27.00) | 15 | 32.66 (28.87–36.93) | | Syria | 2 (2961) | 2 | 40.62 (35.85–46.03) | 2 | 31.64 (29.99–33.39) | | Lebanon | 6 (4275) | 6 | 18.30 (12.48–26.84) | 6 | 34.31 (26.47–44.46) | | Iraq | 7 (32550) | 7 | 29.07 (18.85–44.84) | 6 | 30.46 (26.44–35.10) | | Cyprus | 2 (4022) | 2 | 23.32 (15.25–35.66) | 1 | 36.00 (33.00–39.10) | | Bahrain | 2 (1783) | 2 | 18.75 (4.49–78.33) | 2 | 26.91 (12.46–58.10) | | Jordan | 8 (12668) | 8 | 16.80 (10.52–26.83) | 7 | 33.10 (27.91–39.26) | | Egypt | 8 (12872) | 8 | 21.35 (15.09–30.20) | 7 | 30.73 (28.94–32.63) | | Iran | 11 (257555) | 11 | 22.41 (19.32–25.99) | 11 | 33.92 (26.47–43.48) | | Total (Middle East) | 101 (698905) | 101 | 21.17 (17.05–26.29) | 92 | 33.14 (26.87–40.87) | | Sex | | Female | 70 (361960) | 70 | 25.40 (23.66–27.27) | | 63 | 31.24 (29.96–32.57) | | | Male | 62 (340723) | 62 | 19.86 (17.60–22.40) | 56 | 37.80 (36.20–39.47) | | Residency | | Urban | 4 (21684) | 4 | 19.89 (13.59–29.11) | | 4 | 38.89 (33.53–45.11) | | | Rural | 4 (9337) | 4 | 22.81 (16.27–31.96) | 4 | 37.19 (28.41–48.69) | | Age group | | 18–29 | 8 (17825) | 8 | 10.46 (7.56–14.47) | | 8 | 27.51 (21.51–35.18) | | | 30–39 | 9 (213681) | 9 | 21.76 (17.10–27.70) | 9 | 18.32 (18.37–23.35) | | 40–49 | 9 (213681) | 9 | 29.19 (23.43–36.37) | 9 | 44.19 (37.80–51.67) | | 50–59 | 9 (213681) | 9 | 37.05 (31.76–43.22) | 9 | 37.71 (32.79–43.36) | | 60–69 | 8 (238548) | 8 | 36.10 (32.01–40.72) | 8 | 40.45 (35.90–45.57) | | ≥70 | 5 (206524) | 5 | 24.05 (18.65–31.02) | 5 | 36.10 (33.34–39.09) |
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