Random effects meta-regression analysis – effect of covariates on the prevalence of hypertension.

<p>Coefficient is for logit of proportion.</p><p>Dependent variable: prevalence of hypertension.</p><p>Reference categories of independent variables: decade 1981–1990, BP apparatus – digital, number of readings – single reading, cut-off used for hypertension −140/90 mm Hg, and status of acculturation – not acculturated.</p

Flow of selection of studies.

<p>Flow of selection of studies.</p

Random effects mean percent of hypertension by subgroup and sensitivity analyses.

<p>All subgroup and sensitivity analyses were done only for both sexes combined except for the subgroup ‘sex’.</p><p>*Himalayan & north-eastern – Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram & Sikkim, southern – Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu from mainland India & Andaman & Nicobar Islands, central – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa & West Bengal.</p>†<p>Unknown – no information available.</p>‡<p>Special features include – consumption of large quantities of meat and milk products, prevalent use of alcohol containing drinks and/or tobacco, intake of large quantities of salt, salt tea or any other as stated by the authors.</p

Forest plot of studies on hypertension prevalence.

<p>Forest plot of studies on hypertension prevalence.</p

Trends in hypertension prevalence (1981–2011).

<p>Trends in hypertension prevalence (1981–2011).</p

Characteristics of studies (subpopulations) included in the review.

<p>Letters within ‘{}’ indicate subpopulations from the same study.</p><p>ST – Scheduled Tribe, NA – no information available.</p><p>* - Prevalence of hypertension in both sexes combined unless otherwise specified.</p>†<p>- Study done exclusively in females.</p>‡<p>- Study done exclusively in males.</p

Prevalence Iron, Folate and Vitamin B12 deficiency based on gender and anemia status among the children aged 12 to 59 months in India from Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey, 2016–2018.

[Note: Iron deficiency: serum ferritin 5ng/ml), folate deficiency: erythrocyte folate: <151 ng/mL, Vitamin B12 deficiency: serum cyanocobalamin <203 pg/mL].</p

Characteristics of children aged 12–59 months in India from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey with anemia and anemia with micronutrient deficiencies, 2016–2018.

Characteristics of children aged 12–59 months in India from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey with anemia and anemia with micronutrient deficiencies, 2016–2018.</p

Fig 2 -

Prevalence of anemia (a) and anemia with micronutrient deficiencies (b) among children aged 12–59 months across 30 states in India from Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey, 2016–2018. [Note: Anemia—Hemoglobin 5ng/ml), folate deficiency: erythrocyte folate: https://diva-gis.org/download which is free and open source. Software used to create Fig 2, QGIS (previously known as Quantum GIS), is a free and open source cross platform desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that supports viewing, editing and analysis of geospatial data].</p

STROBE statement—checklist of items that should be included in reports of observational studies.

STROBE statement—checklist of items that should be included in reports of observational studies.</p