Table 3.
Characteristics of studies on prevalence of overweight or obesity in Nigeria.
| First author | Study period | Location | Geopolitical zone | Study design | Study setting | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Abegunde [20] | 2011 | Oyo State | South-west | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Mixed | High |
| 2. Agaba [21] | 2014 | Jos, Plateau State | North-central | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 3. Akinbodewa [22] | 2014 | Akure & Ondo, Ondo State | South-west | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Mixed | High |
| 4. Emerole [23] | 2007 | Owerri, Imo State | South-east | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | Moderate |
| 5. Ibekwe [24] | 2012 | Oghara, Delta State | South-south | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Rural | Moderate |
| 6. Odey [25] | 2011 | Calabar, Cross River State | South-south | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | Moderate |
| 7. Odugbemi [26] | 2010 | Tejuosho, Lagos | South-west | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 8. Lawoyin [27] | 1998 | Idikan Ibadan, Oyo State | South-west | Population-based cross-sectional study | Rural | Moderate |
| 9. Ugwuja [28] | 2008 | Abakaliki, Ebonyi State | South-east | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 10. Oladapo [29] | 2005 | Egbeda, Oyo State | South-west | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Rural | High |
| 11. Okaka [30] | 2013 | Ovia, Edo state | South-south | Population-based cross-sectional study | Rural | High |
| 12. Odenigbo [31] | 2008 | Asaba, Delta State | South-south | Population-based cross-sectional study | Semi-urban | High |
| 13. Okagua [32] | 2016 | Port-Harcourt, Rivers State | South-south | Population-based cross-sectional study | Urban | Moderate |
| 14. Adesina [33] | 2010 | Port-Harcourt, Rivers State | South-south | Population-based cross-sectional study | Urban | Moderate |
| 15. Oyeyemi [34] | 2013 | Maiduguri, Yobe State | North-east | Population-based cross-sectional study | Semi-urban | High |
| 16. Iwuala [35] | 2014 | Lagos State | South-west | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 17. Musa [36] | 2012 | Benue State | North-central | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Mixed | Moderate |
| 18. Yusuf [37] | 2013 | Kano State | North-west | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 19. Odunaiya [38] | 2010 | Ibadan, Oyo State | South-west | Population-based cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 20. Ezejimofor [39] | 2014 | Niger Delta, Delta State | South-south | Community-based cross-sectional study | Rural | High |
| 21. Ojji [40] | 2010 | Abuja, FCT | North-central | Prospective cohort study | Urban | High |
| 22. Akintunde [41] | 2010 | Osogbo, Osun State | South-west | Population-based cross-sectional study | Mixed | High |
| 23. Akpan [42] | 2015 | Akwa Ibom States | South-south | Population-based cross-sectional study | Urban | High |
| 24. Chukwuonye [43] | 2013 | Abia State | South-east | Population-based house-to-house survey | Mixed | High |
| 25. Ezekwesili [44] | 2016 | Anambra State | South-east | Population-based cross-sectional study | Mixed | High |
| 26. Iloh [45] | 2009 | Imo State | South-east | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Rural | High |
| 27. Iloh [46] | 2008 | Imo State | South-east | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Rural | Moderate |
| 28. Iloh [47] | 2010 | Owerri, Imo State | South-east | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Urban | Moderate |
| 29. Murthy [48] | 2013 | National | National | Population-based cross-sectional study | Mixed | High |
| 30. Okafor [49] | 2014 | Enugu, Enugu State | South-east | Population-based cross-sectional study | Urban | Moderate |
| 31. Ogah [50] | 2012 | Umuahia, Abia State | South-east | Population-based cross-sectional study | Mixed | High |
| 32. Olamoyegun [51] | 2016 | Ekiti State | South-west | Population-based cross-sectional study | Semi-urban | Moderate |
| 33. Shittu [52] | 2017 | Oke Ogun, Oyo State | South-west | Population-based cross-sectional study | Rural | Moderate |
| 34. Suleiman [53] | 2011 | Amassoma, Bayelsa State | South-south | Descriptive cross-sectional study | Semi-urban | Moderate |
| 35. Wahab [54] | 2006 | Katsina, Katsina State | North-west | Population-based cross-sectional study | Urban | High |