Table 1 Characteristics of 10 studies included in the analysis
From: The prevalence of diabetes in Afghanistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author | design | Year of publication | Sampling Method | Setting | Province | % Female | % Males | % Overweight | % Obesity | % Hypertension | % Illiteracy | % Mouth snuff users | % Physical activity | Age | Smoking | undiagnosed | Prevalence | Methodological Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saeed et al. [12] | CS | 2012 | Random sampling | Urban | Kabul | 66.5 | 33.5 | 38.10 | 31.10 | 33.14 | 57 | 11 | 31 | 49.5 | 13.19 | NA | 13.18 | Good |
Saeed [13] | CS | 2013 | Random sampling | Urban | Nangarhar | 60.90 | 39.1 | 32.20 | 27.30 | 30.5 | 71.9 | 10.7 | 59.2 | 38.8 | 6.2 | NA | 11.8 | Good |
Saeed et al. [14] | CS | 2015 | Random sampling | Urban | Kabul | 52.60 | 47.40 | NA | NA | 32.2 | 68 | 28.8 | 8.7 | 38.6 | 8.1058 | 1.4 | 9.1 | Fair |
Saeed [15] | CS | 2015 | Random sampling | Urban | Kandahar | 51.2 | 48.8 | 34.3 | 30 | 34.3 | 73.2 | 16.3 | 21.3 | 38.3 | 9.7 | 3 | 22.4 | Good |
Saeed [16] | CS | 2017 | Random sampling | Urban | Balkh | 53.9 | 46.1 | 48.5 | 15 | 30.9 | 59.3 | 8.3 | 28.2 | 41.7 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 9.9 | Fair |
Saeed [17] | CS | 2017 | Random sampling | Urban | Herat | 52.6 | 47.4 | 48 | 14.5 | NA | 54 | NA | NA | 40.5 | NA | 3.3 | 9.2 | Good |