Trends of Obesity in Iranian Adults from 1990s to late 2000s; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND
Obesity is currently emerging as a global epidemic, affecting 10% of adultpopulation worldwide. The primary objective of the current systematic reviewis to describe the trend of overall prevalence of obesity in Iranian women andmenthrough a meta-analysis.


METHODS
We searched the medical literature published from 1990 to 2007 in Medline(PubMed), EMBASE database, and the Iranian digital library. All publishedreports of research projects, papers in relevant congresses, unpublished crudedata analysis, proceedings, books and dissertations were reviewed. Data fromeligible papers that fulfilled the qualification criteria entered meta-analysis(Random Model).


RESULTS
Data from 209,166 individuals were analyzed. The overall prevalence ofobesity in adults was 18.5% (95%CI: 15.1-21.8), respectively. The prevalenceof obesity in men and women was 12.9% (95%CI: 10.9-14.9) and 26.2%(95%CI: 21.3-30.5), respectively. The trend of obesity was similar in both genders;women had almost a constantly higher risk of obesity than men duringthe recent two decades.


CONCLUSIONS
Data from 209,166 individuals were analyzed. The overall prevalence ofobesity in adults was 18.5% (95%CI: 15.1-21.8), respectively. The prevalenceof obesity in men and women was 12.9% (95%CI: 10.9-14.9) and 26.2%(95%CI: 21.3-30.5), respectively. The trend of obesity was similar in both genders;women had almost a constantly higher risk of obesity than men duringthe recent two decades.
Kerman Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran ; Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Ali
A
Mirzazadeh
Digestive Diseases Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamideh
H
Salimzadeh
Women Health Center, Ministry of Heath, Tehran, Iran.
Minoo
M
Arabi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Soodabeh
S
Navadeh
Kerman Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Behzad
B
Hajarizadeh
Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran ; Kerman Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Ali Akbar
AA
Haghdoost
Iran; Meta-analysis; Obesity; Systematic Review