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Table 2 The percentage of individuals with overweight and/or obesity among Iranian population

From: Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Iranian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

Overall/subgroups

Number of effect size

Pooled ES (95%CI)

I2

P heterogeneity

Prevalence of overweight and obesity

Overall

132

35.09 (31.31,38.98)

99.69

< 0.01

 

≤ 18 years

93

21.11 (19.56,22.70)

99.52

< 0.01

 

> 18 years

67

56.55 (52.67,60.38)

99.91

< 0.01

Prevalence of obesity

Overall

166

13.44 (11.76,15.22)

99.92

< 0.01

 

≤ 18 years

91

8.08 (7.02,9.22)

99.57

< 0.01

 

> 18 years

75

21.38 (19.61,23.20)

99.79

< 0.01

Prevalence of overweight

Overall

146

20.10 (17.98,22.30)

99.92

< 0.01

 

≤ 18 years

87

11.71 (10.98,12.46)

98.58

< 0.01

 

> 18 years

59

35.26 (32.61,37.99)

99.82

< 0.01

  1. ES, effect size; CI, confidence interval