The prevalence of foot ulcers in diabetic patients in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Akhtar, S (通讯作者),Univ Haripur, Dept Math & Stat, Haripur, Pakistan.
2022-10-25
We aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers in Pakistan. MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Google scholars, and local databases were systematically searched for studies published up to August 10, 2022, on the prevalence of foot ulcers among diabetic patients in Pakistan. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to generate summary estimates. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression models were used to address the issue of high heterogeneity. Two authors independently identified eligible articles, collected data, and performed a risk of bias analysis. Twelve studies were included in the meta-analysis (14201, range 230-2199, diabetic patients), of which 7 were of high quality. The pooled prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers was 12.16% (95% CI: 5.91-20.23%). We found significant between-study heterogeneity (I-2 = 99.3%; p < 0.001) but no statistical evidence of publication bias (p = 0.8544). Subgroup meta-analysis found significant differences in foot ulcer prevalence by publication year and by the duration of diabetes. An increasing trend was observed during the last two decades, with the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers being the highest in the latest period from 2011 to 2022 (19.54%) than in the early 2000 s (4.55%). This study suggests that the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers in Pakistan is relatively high, with significant variation between provinces. Further study is required to identify ways for early detection, prevention, and treatment in the population.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:10
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Government College University Lahore; Prince Sultan University
资助机构
Prince Sultan University for the Article Processing Charges (APC)
资助信息
The authors would like to acknowledge Prince Sultan University and the EIAS: Data Science and Blockchain Laboratory for their valuable support. Also, the authors would like to acknowledge the support of Prince Sultan University for the Article Processing Charges (APC) of this publication.
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
2
EISSN
2296-2565
出版年
2022-10-25
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2022.1017201
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
pooled prevalence foot ulcer diabetes Pakistan meta-analysis systematic review