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
13	Lagos	1368	15–75	22.2	32.7	2006–2010
20	Maiduguri	1818	20–65	8.1	22.8	August 2010 to September 2011
21	Ile Ife	2097	21 and above	12.5	20.3	Not stated
22	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.