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Forest plot of prevalence, with 95% CIs of CVD in Bangladeshi population, stratified according to the geographical region of study participants.
Notes: aExtrapolated prevalence was reported. bStudy participants are UGC employees. cMost study participants are from urban areas and so were treated as urban residents in the analysis.
Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; UGC, University Grants Commission; ES, effect size; IHD, ischemic heart disease; CHD, coronary heart disease.
