Cochrane · systematic review · CD011163

Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in low‐ and middle‐income countries

Uthman, OA, Hartley, L, Rees, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

HeartAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 80%Moderate 1 · 20%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in low‐ and middle‐income countries

Population: people with primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cardiovascular event
RR 0.57 [0.11, 3.07]1 study · 232 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Systolic blood pressure, change from baseline (mmHg)
no estimate extracted11 studies · 4868 participantsLow
Downgraded: inconsistency
Diastolic blood pressure, change from baseline (mmHg)
no estimate extracted11 studies · 4701 participantsLow
Downgraded: inconsistency
Body mass index, change from baseline (kg/m2)
no estimate extracted7 studies · 2984 participantsLow
Downgraded: inconsistency
Waist circumference, change from baseline (cm)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 393 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency