Table 1.

Summary of Previously Reported Frequencies of K113 and K115 in Global Populations

	K113		K115
Geographic Region	Study Size (n)	Insertion Frequency (%)	Study Size (n)	Insertion Frequency (%)	Reference
Africa
Unspecifieda	25	20	25	20	Macfarlane and Simmonds (2004)
Malawi	60	27	54	30	Moyes et al. (2005)
Cote d'Ivoire	64	19	60	43	Moyes et al. (2005)
Kenya	50	20	50	28	Moyes et al. (2005)
Kenya	46	36	50	22	Herrera et al. (2006)
Rwanda	49	22	49	22	Herrera et al. (2006)
Cameroon	16	9	16	21	Herrera et al. (2006)
Meanb		22		27
Middle East
Yemen	50	8	56	7	Moyes et al. (2005)
Egypt	43	5	45	13	Herrera et al. (2006)
Oman	43	3	57	14	Herrera et al. (2006)
Meanb		5		11
Europe
Unspecifieda	22	0	22	0	Macfarlane and Simmonds (2004)
United Kingdom	96	4	96	1	Moyes et al. (2005)
Galicia	48	2	50	7	Herrera et al. (2006)
Basque	50	2	49	5	Herrera et al. (2006)
Meanb
Asia
Unspecifieda	28	10	28	0	Macfarlane and Simmonds (2004)
China	44	12	42	3	Herrera et al. (2006)
Taiwan	47	16	49	4	Herrera et al. (2006)
Japan	—	—	359	9	Otowa et al. (2006)
Meanb		13		4
Oceania
Papua New Guinea	26	0.09	26	0.2	Macfarlane and Simmonds (2004)
Papua New Guinea	54	0	52	0	Moyes et al. (2005)
Meanb		0.04		0.10

^aThe specific countries were not specified.

^bMean frequencies of K113 and K115 in each geographical area calculated from specified previous reports. Based on the previously published data, the average insertion frequency of K113 is 22% in Africans, 5% in Middle Easterners, 2% in Europeans, 13% in Asians, and <0.1% in Papua New Guineans. Similarly, average insertion frequency of K115 is 27% in Africans, 11% in Middle Easterners, 3% in Europeans, 4% in Asians, and 0.1% in Papua New Guineans.