Table 1 Characteristic of included studies in meta-analysis
First author | Year of pulication | Mean age (SD) or range | Sample size | Location (city/province) | Type of military force | Prevalence of overweight | Prevalece of obesity | Quality of study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fallahi [22] | 2013 | 39.4 (7.70) | 100 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | All forces | 0.484 | 0.108 | Intermediate |
Karimi Zarchi [31] | 2010 | 30.4 (8.80) | 405 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | All forces | 0.209 | – | Low |
Pourtaghi [30] | 2014 | 18–30 | 12,635 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | Ground force | 0.115 | – | Low |
Iravani [25] | 2010 | 35 (7.50) | 380 | South of Iran | Ground force | 0.506 | 0.146 | High |
Khoshdel [26] | 2012 | 37.4 (6.40) | 96 | South of Iran | Air force (Parachutists) | 0.469 | 0.105 | Intermediate |
Payab [29] | 2017 | 33.37 (7.75) | 2200 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | All forces | 0.476 | 0.151 | Intermediate |
Ghanbary sartang [23] | 2016 | 36.5 (3.14) | 100 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | Navy | 0.690 | 0.150 | High |
Maleki [27] | 2016 | 20–60 | 1000 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | Air force | 0.417 | 0.110 | Low |
Marzabadi E [28] | 2011 | 25–50 | 749 | National | All forces | 0.350 | 0.062 | High |
Angoorani [24] | 2014 | 37 (7.0) | 255 | Center of Iran (Tehran) | All forces | 0.490 | 0.231 | High |