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Table 2 Prevalence of hyperuricemia by subgroups in mainland China

From: Geographical distribution of hyperuricemia in mainland China: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroups

No. of studies

Pooled

95% CI

I2 (%)

P-value

Region

 East

23

0.173

0.139–0.213

99.844

< 0.001

 North

16

0.174

0.134–0.222

99.241

< 0.001

 Northeast

6

0.246

0.163–0.353

99.873

< 0.001

 Northwest

18

0.155

0.121–0.197

97.447

< 0.001

 South Central

26

0.207

0.170–0.249

99.373

< 0.001

 Southwest

6

0.158

0.102–0.236

99.779

< 0.001

 Overall

95

0.181

0.163–0.201

99.734

0.281

Sex

 Females

83

0.110

0.096–0.126

99.678

< 0.001

 Males

89

0.227

0.202–0.254

99.447

< 0.001

 Overall

172

0.163

0.149–0.178

99.613

< 0.001

Study type

 Cross-sectional

94

0.181

0.164–0.200

99.761

< 0.001

 Cohort

9

0.119

0.082–0.169

95.073

< 0.001

 Case control

4

0.149

0.088–0.240

94.186

< 0.001

 Overall

107

0.174

0.158–0.191

99.735

0.062