Table 1 Characteristics of the primary studies included in the meta-analysis
Sr. no | Author name (year) | Year conducted | Criteria | BP measurement frequency | Population | Place of study | Age | Sample size (n) | Prevalence of hypertension (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||
1 | Akatsu and Aslam (1996) | 1996 | ≥140/90 | 2 | Urban | Karachi | > 25 | 151 | – | 151 | 16.55 | – | 16.55 |
2 | Shah SM, et al. (2001) | 2001 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Rural | GB | > 18 | 4203 | 1406 | 2797 | 14.89 | 13.72 | 15.48 |
3 | Rafique G, et al. (2003) | 2003 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Karachi | NR | 264 | – | – | 23.86 | – | – |
4 | Dodani S, et al. (2004) | 2004 | ≥140/90 | 2 | Urban | Karachi | > 18 | 1137 | – | – | 24.71 | – | – |
5 | Iqbal SP, et al. (2004) | 2004 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Karachi | > 18 | 370 | 294 | 76 | 18.91 | 16.66 | 27.63 |
6 | Safdar S, et al. (2004) | 2002 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Karachi | > 18 | 857 | 172 | 685 | 26.02 | 34.3 | 23.94 |
7 | Aziz KU, et al. (2005) | 2005 | ≥140/90 | 2 | Urban | Karachi | > 18 | 946 | 476 | 470 | 23.25 | 23.11 | 23.4 |
8 | Siddique H, et al. (2005) | 2005 | ≥140/90 | NR | Urban | Karachi | > 15 | 198 | 63 | 135 | 15.15 | 17.46 | 14.07 |
9 | Tazeen H. Jafar, et al. (2003) | 1990–1994 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Both | Pakistan | > 15 | 9442 | 4409 | 5033 | 19.75 | 21.75 | 18 |
10 | Tareen MF, et al. (2011) | 2006–2009 | ≥140/90 | 2 | both | Punjab | 30–75 | 2495 | 1271 | 1224 | 24.21 | 28.16 | 20.42 |
11 | Alam HM, et al. (2013) | 2010–2011 | ≥140/90 | 2 | Urban | Karachi | > 20 | 176 | – | – | 23.86 | – | – |
12 | Khan FS, et al. (2013) | 2010–2011 | ≥140/90 | NR | Urban | Karachi | > 15 | 500 | – | – | 18 | – | – |
13 | Aslam A, et al. (2014) | 2010–2011 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Karachi | > 15 | 554 | – | – | 26.35 | – | – |
14 | Jessani S, et al. (2014) | 2004–2005 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Karachi | > 40 | 2873 | – | – | 44.1 | – | – |
15 | Irzola VE, et al. (2016) | 2010–2011 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Pakistan | > 35 | 2584 | 1213 | 1371 | 42.29 | 38.16 | 45.95 |
16 | Zafar J, et al. (2016) | 2014 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Rawalpindi | > 18 | 404 | – | – | 38.36 | – | – |
17 | Gupta R, et al. (2017) | 2017 | ≥140/90 | 3 | Urban | Karachi | 35–70 | 1742 | – | – | 24.91 | – | – |
18 | Shafi ST, et al. (2017) | 2008–2015 | ≥140/90 | 2 | Rural | Punjab | ≥ 18 | 13,722 | 8366 | 5356 | 35.06 | 30.81 | 41.71 |