Nationwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
There is a substantial burden of T2DM and pre-DM in Pakistan, with significant regional and gender differences.
Study context
- Population
- Studies of T2D and pre-diabetes prevalence in Pakistan, 1995 to 2018 (PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, PakMediNet)17 studies
- Outcome
- Pooled prevalence of T2D and pre-diabetes
Methodological details3478 articles identified; 17 studies included
- 3478 articles identified; 17 studies included
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Pooled prevalence in Pakistan
- Pooled prevalence of T2D
- 10.0 %
- Pooled prevalence of pre-diabetes
- 11.0 %
- Estimated individuals with T2D
- ≈24 million
- Estimated individuals with pre-diabetes
- 26 million
- Total affected
- 50 million
Further pooled results
| Outcome | OR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| T2D prevalence, ruralvs urban, post-2000Higher T2D prevalence in rural areas | 1.25 (0.73–2.14) | |
| Pre-diabetes prevalence by genderBetween Females and Males · significantly higher pre-DM prevalence in males | 0.79 (0.63–0.98) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
T2D prevalence by gender
- Slightly higher, though statistically insignificant, T2D prevalence in females
T2D prevalence by region
%
- Punjab (highest)
- 16
- Baluchistan
- 15
- Sindh
- 14
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
- 11
Original publication
Nationwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 22 August 2024. doi:10.
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