Prevalence of Hypertension in Indian Tribes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

S A Rizwan, Rakesh Kumar, Arvind Kumar Singh, Y S Kusuma, Kapil Yadav and Chandrakant S Pandav

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Introduction: In India there is an increasing trend in hypertension prevalence among the general population. Studies have shown that tribal populations in India are also experiencing this burden. Objective: The aim was to estimate the pooled prevalence of primary hypertension among adult tribal populations of India. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, IndMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and major journals for studies published between 1981 and 2011. Two authors independently reviewed the studies, did quality assessment and extracted data in pre-coded spread-sheets. Pooled estimates of prevalence of hypertension were calculated using DerSimonian-Laird random effects model. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses and meta-regression were performed. Results: Twenty studies or 53 subpopulations with 64 674 subjects were included in final review. The pooled estimate of hypertension prevalence was 16.1% (95% CI: 13.5, 19.2). There was significant heterogeneity among the studies (I2 = 99% and Q = 4624.0, df = 53, p

Date: 2014
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