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SynthesisPreventing chronic disease2022

Association Between Anthropometric Risk Factors and Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Sathish Rajaa, Sharan Murali, Jayaprakash Sahoo, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar

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Synthesis in Preventing chronic disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuvaraj KrishnamoorthyDepartment of Community Medicine, Employee State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research, K.K. Nagar, Chennai, India.
Sathish RajaaSenior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Sharan MuraliSenior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Jayaprakash SahooDepartment of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Sitanshu Sekhar KarSenior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INEmployees State Insurance Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSeveral studies have explored the effect of anthropometric risk factors on metabolic syndrome. However, no systematic effort has explored the effect of overweight and obesity on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in India. Thus, we undertook a meta-analysis to estimate the effect of anthropometric risk factors on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

methodsWe searched databases PubMed Central, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane library and search engines ScienceDirect and Google Scholar, from January 1964 through March 2021. We used the Newcastle-Ottawa scale to assess the quality of published studies, conducted a meta-analysis with a random-effects model, and reported pooled odds ratios (OR) with 95% CIs.

resultsWe analyzed 26 studies with a total of 37,965 participants. Most studies had good to satisfactory quality on the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Participants who were overweight (pooled OR, 5.47; 95% CI, 3.70-8.09) or obese (pooled OR, 5.00; 95% CI, 3.61-6.93) had higher odds of having metabolic syndrome than those of normal or low body weight. Sensitivity analysis showed no significant variation in the magnitude or direction of outcome, indicating the lack of influence of a single study on the overall pooled estimate.

conclusionOverweight and obesity are significantly associated with metabolic syndrome. On the basis of evidence, clinicians and policy makers should implement weight reduction strategies among patients and the general population.

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Metabolic SyndromeAdultHumansIndiaObesityOverweightRisk Factors

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