Table 3.

Study quality assessment of studies that evaluated the prevalence of CVD in the Bangladeshi population

Study	Was the sample representative of the target population?	Were study participants recruited in an appropriate way?	Was the sample size adequate?	Were the study subjects and setting described in detail?	Is the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample?	Were objective, standard criteria used for measurement of the condition?	Was the condition measured reliably?	Are all the important confounding factors/subgroups/differences identified and accounted for?
Mohammad et al (2011)20	Yes	Yes	Not clear	No	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ahmed et al (2007)21	Yes	No	Not clear	Yes	No	Not clear	Yes	No
Van Minh et al (2008)12	Yes	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Yes
Zaman et al (2015)22	Yes	Yes	Not clear	No	Yes	Yes	Not clear	No
Zaman et al (2015)22	Yes	Yes	Not clear	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Malik (1976)23	Yes	No	Not clear	No	Not clear	Not clear	Yes	Yes
Ahsan et al (2009)24	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	No	Yes	Not clear	Yes	No
Basri et al (2013)25	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	No	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Yes
Rahman et al (2012)26	Yes	Yes	Not clear	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Khanam et al (2011)27	Yes	Yes	Not clear	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Sayeed et al (2010)10	Yes	No	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zaman et al (2007)9	Yes	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Yes
Parr et al (2011)11	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Cravedi et al (2012)28	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	No

Abbreviation: CVD, cardiovascular disease.