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 4

Population Attributable Risk for obesity by country and cardiovascular diseases.

Variables/PARCardiovascular diseases
Coronary heart disease (CAD)Heart failure (HF)Atrial fibrillation (AF)

CountriesKuwait5.4 (0.4–12.5)15.2 (7.1–25.7)12.8 (7.1–19.2)
Israel4.2 (04–8.6)6.5 (6.2–18.5)10.0 (6.8–13.5)
Saudi Arabia4.5 (0.4–10.6)12.9 (6.2–22.3)10.9 (6.8–16.4)
Oman2.7 (0.09–12.5)7.9 (1.5–25.7)6.6 (1.7–19.2)
Palestine4.2 (0.2–11.5)12.0 (4.5–24.0)10.0 (4.9–17.8)
Yemen1.5 (0.1–3.9)4.7 (2.1–9.0)3.9 (2.3–6.3)
United Arab Emirates4.3 (0.3–10.2)12.4 (5.4–21.7)10.4 (5.9–15.9)
Turkey4.3 (0.3–9.9)12.4 (6.0–21.0)10.4 (6.5–15.5)
Syria7.4 (0.6–15.8)19.8 (10.0–31.2)16.9 (10.9–23.8)
Lebanon3.4 (0.2–9.6)10.0 (3.6–20.4)8.4 (4.0–15.0)
Iraq5.4 (0.3–15.2)15.2 (5.4–30.3)12.8 (5.9–23.0)
Cyprus4.3 (0.2–12.5)12.4 (4.5–25.7)10.4 (4.9–19.2)
Bahrain0.3 (0.07–24.2)1.2 (1.2–43.5)1.0 (1.3–34.6)
Jordan3.1 (0.1–9.5)9.0 (3.1–20.4)7.5 (3.3–15.0)
Egypt4.0 (0.2–10.9)11.5 (4.5–22.8)9.6 (4.9–16.9)
Iran4.2 (0.3–9.2)12.0 (5.7–19.8)10.0 (6.2–14.5)

SexFemale4.7 (0.4–9.9)13.4 (6.8–21.0)11.3 (7.4–15.5)
Male3.6 (0.3–8.2)10.5 (5.1–16.7)8.8 (5.6–13.0)

Total (Middle East)4.0 (0.3–9.6)11.5 (5.1–20.4)9.6 (5.6–15.0)