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The prevalence of obesity in Iran in recent decade; a systematic review and meta-analysis study

Abstract

Background: There is a great deal of descriptive studies on obesity in Iran, mostly assessed the prevalence and its relationship with various risk factors and chronic diseases. In order to obtain/give a better insight into the epidemiology of obesity in Iran in recent years and assess its heterogeneity around the country, we reviewed systematically all available studies and analyzed their findings using Meta-analysis. Methods: All published …

Authors

Mirzazadeh A; Sadeghirad B; Haghdoost AA; Bahreini F; Rezazadeh Kermani M

Journal

Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 1–11

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

ISSN

2251-6085