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Table 2 Characteristics of studies that evaluated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in the Bangladeshi population

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the studies

Study

Year Published

Age Range

Gender

Sample Size and Type

Study Area (Urban/Rural)

Sampling Method

Study Design

Criteria for Diagnosis of MS

Overall Prevalence of MS (%)

Prevalence of individual components of MS (%)

Akter et al. [18]

2012

15–75 years

Female

1423; Local Community-Based

Rural

Stratified multi-stage random sampling.

Community-based cross-sectional study

NCEP-ATP III

26.14 (age < 12 years at menarche), 25.73 (age 12–13 years at menarche), 22.13 (age > 13 years at menarche)

NR

Akter et al. [19]

2013

15–75 years

Female

1219; Local Community-Based

Rural

Stratified multi-stage random sampling.

Community-based cross-sectional study

NCEP-ATP III

NR

NR

Bhowmik et al. [23]

2015

≥ 20 years

Both

2293; Local Community-Based

Rural

Random sampling

Population based cross-sectional study

Modified NCEP-ATP III and IDF

30.7 (male 30.9, female 30.5) (Modified NCEP ATP III); 24.5 (male 19.2, female 27.5) (IDF)

Elevated waist circumference: 39.8; dyslipidemia: 28.7; hypertension: 15.5; mean fasting plasma glucose: 5.2

Rahim et at. [14]

2007

≥ 20 years

Both

3981; Local Community-Based

Rural

Simple Random Sampling

Cross-sectional survey

Modified NCEP-ATP III, IDF and WHO

20.7 (male 14.3, female 25.1) (Modified NCEP-ATP III); 11.2 (male 4.3, female 15.7) (IDF); 8.6 (male 7.6, female 9.2) (WHO)

NR

Jesmin et al. [20]

2013

≥ 15 years

Female

1802; Local Community-Based

Rural

Stratified multi-stage random sampling

Community based cross-sectional survey

NCEP-ATP III.

25.6

Elevated waist circumference: 8.46; High blood pressures: 28.16; Elevated fasting blood glucose: 35.39; Low HDL cholesterol: 84.14; High triglyceride: 29.49

Jesmin et al. [24]

2012

≥ 15 years

Female

1535; Local Community-Based

Rural

Stratified multi-stage random sampling

Population based cross-sectional survey

NCEP ATP III, Modified NCEP ATP III and IDF

25.60 (NCEP ATP III), 36.68 (Modified NCEP ATP III), 19.80 (IDF)

Obesity Waist: 11.60 (NCEP ATP III), 31.01 (Modified NCEP ATP III and IDF); High triglyceride: 26.91; Low HDL cholesterol: 85.47; High fasting blood glucose: 30.42 (NCEP ATP III), 44.76 (Modified NCEP ATP III and IDF); Hypertension: 29.12

Jesmin et al. [22]

2012

≥ 15 years

Female

1485; Local Community-Based

Rural

Stratified multi-stage random sampling

Community based cross-sectional study

Modified NCEP ATP III

31.25

Obesity Waist: 31.31; High triglyceride: 26.87; Low HDL cholesterol: 85.05; High fasting blood glucose: 30.57; Hypertension: 29.43

Khanam et al. [21]

2011

≥ 60 years

Both

456; Local Community-Based

Rural

Randomly selected participants from purposively selected blocks

Cross-sectional study

NCEP ATP III

19.5 (male 18.0, female 20.8)

High BMI: 5.3; High triglyceride: 19.50; Low HDL cholesterol: 98.20; High random blood glucose: 13.20; High blood pressure: 49.80

Saquib et al. [17]

2013

≥ 30 years

Both

357; Local

Urban

Multi-stage random sampling

Cross-sectional study

IDF

45.0 (male 29.0, female 61.0)

Prevalence of individual components of MS are presented graphically for male and female. Combined prevalence and numerical values are not presented

Mainuddin et al. [13]

2013

30–60 years

Both

229; Local Hospital-Based

Urban

Random selection

Cross-sectional study

Modified NCEP ATP III, IDF and WHO

72.1 (male 66.0, female 76.7) (Modified NCEP ATP III); 38.9 (male 36.0, female 41.1) (WHO); and 68.6 (male 50.0, female 82.9) (IDF)

NR