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. 2024 Oct 1;24:627. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06830-3

Table 1.

Summary table to compare the prevalence of poor sleep quality in different trimester of pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries

Women’s characteristics Included studies Number of participant Pooled prevalence (%) 95% CI I-square (%) Publication bias tests
First trimester 17 11,610 37.46 29.26, 45.67 98.8 Egger test (p = 1.0000)
Subgroup analysis based on income level
LIC 5 1884 35.59 17.83, 35.35 98.9
LMIC 2 260 33.15 21.98, 44.32 74.1
UMIC 10 9466 39.48 28.69, 50.31 99.1
Second trimester 18 7168 47.62 42.23, 53.02 95.0 Egger test (p = 1.0000)
Subgroup analysis based on income level
LIC 5 1884 47.90 34.88, 60.93 97.2
LMIC 3 519 47.29 42.26, 52.32 15.7*
UMIC 10 4538 47.02 39.72, 54.32 95.3
Third trimester 28 9265 60.05 51.32, 68.78 98.9 Egger test (p = 0.9148)
Subgroup analysis based on income level
LIC 5 1884 53.78 35.46, 72.11 98.7
LMIC 7 1129 59.52 48.71, 70.34 94.2
UMIC 16 6252 62.41 49.00, 75.82 99.3

LIC: low income countries; LMIC: lower middle-income countries; UMIC: upper middle income countries; * low heterogeneity