Global, regional and time-trend prevalence of central obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13.2 million subjects

• Published in: European journal of epidemiology Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 673 - 683
• Main Authors: Wong, Martin C. S., Huang, Junjie, Wang, Jingxuan, Chan, Paul S. F., Lok, Veeleah, Chen, Xiao, Leung, Colette, Wang, Harry H. X., Lao, Xiang Qian, Zheng, Zhi-Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cardiology; Confidence intervals; Epidemiology; Income; Infectious Diseases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-Analysis; Obesity; Oncology; Public Health; Subgroups; Systematic review; Urban populations; Waist circumference; Prevalence; Epidemiology; Central obesity; Temporal trend

We aimed to examine the global prevalences of central obesity according to age, sex, race, place of residence, geographical region, national income level, and the definitions of central obesity. MEDLINE and Embase were searched. Studies with sample size of ≥ 500 and investigated individuals aged ≥ 1...