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 3
Trends in the Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight in Middle East countries.
| Country | Pooled estimate (95% CI) | | | 2000–2006 | 2007–2013 | 2014–2020 | Obesity | Overweight | Obesity | Overweight | Obesity | Overweight | Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) |
| Kuwait | 23.53 (17.04–32.48) | 44.85 (38.74–51.93) | 33.95 (28.02–41.14) | 41.01 (24.89–67.58) | 25.27 (10.03–63.66) | 29.13 (18.05–47.02) | Israel | NA | NA | 22.45 (21.12–23.86) | 62.1 (60.3–63.9) | NA | NA | Saudi Arabia | 39.6 (37.9–41.3) | 36.6 (35.0–38.3) | 35.65 (23.80–53.40) | 37.82 (32.64–43.83) | 20.98 (16.88–26.08) | 28.10 (24.18–32.64) | Oman | NA | NA | 13.79 (4.79–39.45) | 31.73 (29.04–34.67) | 67.81 (65.22–70.51) | 29.2 (23.3–35.6) | Palestine | 34.71 (24.89–48.40) | 36.4 (32–40.8) | 24.4 (22.9–25.9) | 38.0 (36.3–39.6) | 16.12 (4.15–62.62) | 26.39 (16.67–41.78) | Yemen | NA | NA | 8.8 (7.7–10) | 23.5 (22–25.2) | NA | NA | United Arab Emirates | 6.7 (4.4–9.7) | 19.4 (15.6–23.7) | 23.91 (10.98–52.07) | 29.68 (25.25–34.90) | 32.15 (30.55–33.84) | 39.81 (33.66–47.08) | Turkey | 25.68 (22.53–29.28) | 36.86 (34.93–38.90) | 21.21 (16.39–27.45) | 29.70 (23.50–37.54) | 27.12 (21.62–34.02) | 34.3 (32.2–36.4) | Qatari | Syria | 38.2 (36.0–40.3) | 31.8 (29.8–33.9) | NA | NA | 43.4 (40.2–46.6) | 31.3 (28.3–34.4) | Lebanon | NA | NA | 17.77 (3.13–100.76) | 37.08 (16.08–85.50) | 17.72 (11.25–27.91) | 32.64 (23.46–45.40) | Iraq | 25.0 (19.1–31.6) | 39.0 (32.2–46.1) | 13.78 (4.62–41.11) | 33.01 (29.02–37.55) | 43.17 (27.26–68.39) | 25.69 (16.92–39.01) | Cyprus | NA | NA | 29.0 (26.2–31.9) | 36.0 (33.0–39.1) | 18.8 (17.4–20.2) | NA | Bahrain | 9.0 (6.9–11.4) | 18.1 (15.2–21.3) | NA | NA | 38.7 (35.7–41.5) | 39.7 (36.8–42.5) | Jordan | NA | NA | 23.60 (10.45–53.30) | 28.63 (25.02–32.78) | 15.96 (11.18–22.77) | 39.94 (33.98–46.95) | Egypt | 28.3 (23.6–33.3) | 34.0 (29.0–39.2) | 37.06 (26.83–51.21) | 32.54 (31.58–33.52) | 12.89 (7.17–23.16) | 28.21 (26.65–29.86) | Iran | 22.4 (17–27.6) | 43.3 (37.6–49.1) | 17.74 (12.61–24.97) | 27.02 (13.28–54.94) | 25.98 (22.15–30.47) | 38.29 (36.0–40.72) | Sex | Female | 26.62 (22.93–30.90) | 32.30 (29.84–34.96) | 27.20 (23.70–31.22) | 33.07 (31.17–35.09) | 23.68 (21.16–26.51) | 28.87 (26.97–30.91) | Male | 20.08 (16.24–24.82) | 39.14 (36.0–42.57) | 17.09 (14.0–20.87) | 36.79 (34.08–39.72) | 23.48 (20.26–27.20) | 39.03 (37.05–41.10) | Total (Middle East) | 23.98 (21.24–27.08) | 34.83 (32.40–37.45) | 22.62 (20.18–25.35) | 32.02 (28.56–35.89) | 23.15 (20.85–25.70) | 32.85 (31.39–34.38) |
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