Table 1.
Literature search strategy used in this systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fig 1.
Flow diagram of the literature retrieval process.
Table 2.
Descriptive summary of included studies on the prevalence of anemia in DM patients in South Asia (n = 40).
Fig 2.
Forest plot showing the pooled prevalence of anemia among diabetes mellitus patients in South Asia.
Table 3.
Subgroup analyses of the prevalence of anemia among population with diabetes mellitus in South Asia.
Fig 3.
Funnel plot with pseudo 95% CI showing the publication bias of included studies on the prevalence of anemia among DM patients.