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Meta-Analysis
. 2022 Aug 8;12(8):e052725.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052725.

Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between 2000 and 2020

Tuhin Biswas  1   2 , Nam Tran  3   2 , Hoang Thi My Hanh  4 , Pham Van Hien  5 , Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc  6 , Phan Hong Van  6 , Khuong Anh Tuan  7 , Tran Thi Mai Oanh  7 , Abdullah Mamun  1   2   8
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Meta-Analysis

Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Vietnam: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between 2000 and 2020

Tuhin Biswas et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the level of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) in Vietnam and to assess the trend and recommend the future direction of prevention research efforts.

Design: We searched scientific literature, databases including PubMed, EMBASE, CINHAL and Google Scholar; grey literature and reference lists for primary research published, nation database websites between 1 January 2000 and 30 September 2020. We adapted the modified Newcastle Ottawa Scale for assessing the quality of the study, as recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Results: In total, 83 studies met our inclusion criteria, representing data of approximately 239 034 population of more than 15 years of age in Vietnam. The findings show that prevalence rates varied widely across studies, from 1.0% to 29.0% for T2DM and 2.0% to 47.0% for HTN. For the total study period, pooled prevalence of T2DM and HTN in Vietnam for all studies was 6.0% (95% CI: 4.0% to 7.0%) and 25% (95% CI: 19% to 31%), respectively. Prevalence rate of both T2DM and HTN was higher among the male population compared with female counterpart.

Conclusion: There is evidence of a rising trend of HTN and T2DM prevalence in Vietnam. Future research should focus on the major drivers, incidence and prognosis of T2DM and HTN. Policy approaches should base upon the trends of T2DM and HTN in Vietnam over the last 20 years and pay more attention on the effective interventions to combat T2DM and HTN. In our study, we included both English and Vietnamese language articles and seems that majority of the articles came from Vietnamese language.

Prospero registration number: CRD42020182959.

Keywords: DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY; Health policy; Hypertension; Ischaemic heart disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Consort diagram: search strategy and selection of studies included in this review.
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Pooled prevalence of diabetes in Vietnam.
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Pooled prevalence of hypertension in Vietnam.
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Prevalence of diabetes in Vietnam by year of study.
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Figure 5
Prevalence of hypertension in Vietnam by year of study.
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Prevalence diabetes in Vietnam by gender.
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Figure 7
Prevalence hypertension in Vietnam by gender.
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