Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors' conclusion
Children and adolescents with obesity face a heightened risk of developing MetS. There is a pressing need for heightened attention to this issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as those in sub-Saharan Africa.
Study context
- Population
- Children and adolescents with obesity, any region and any metabolic syndrome (MetS) diagnostic criteria; PubMed-Medline, Scopus and Web of Science searched from inception to August 31, 2023
- Participants
- 27,923 children57 studies
- Outcome
- Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS)
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models, subgroup analyses for MetS criteria and study regions
- Random-effects models
- Subgroup analyses for MetS criteria and study regions
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Pooled prevalence of MetS
Overall pooled prevalence of MetS
26%
95% CI 0.22–0.30; I2 = 98%
Further pooled results
Prevalence of MetS across individual studies
- Range of prevalence across studies
- 2.1% to 74.4%
- Average prevalence
- 29.4%
Original publication
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 2 December 2024. doi:10.
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