Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adult Nigerians – a systematic review

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Table 1 Studies on the prevalence of overweight and obesity that met the inclusion criteria in the review

Ref	Study location	Sample size	Age (years)	Obese (%)	Overweight (%)	Period of study
^Citation13	Lagos	1368	15–75	22.2	32.7	2006–2010
^Citation20	Maiduguri	1818	20–65	8.1	22.8	August 2010 to September 2011
^Citation21	Ile Ife	2097	21 and above	12.5	20.3	Not stated
^Citation22	Ilorin	810	18–65	9.8	35.1	March 2006 to June 2006

Note: All studies included adults of both sexes and used BMI to define obesity.

Abbreviations: Ref, reference; M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index.

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