Table 3.

Prevalence of dyslipidemia by different regions and sexes

Groups		Number of studies	Total number of participants	Median (%)	Minimum (%)	Maximum (%)	Pooled prevalence (%) (95% CI)
≥ 18 y
Sex	Male	15	80145	44.3	25.8	68.9	45.6 (40.0 ~ 51.4)
	Female	15	96864	33.7	14.6	56.4	35.9 (29.5 ~ 42.8)
Region	Eastern China	8	58092	40	23.3	60.7	40.0 (32.6 ~ 47.9)
	Central China	4	15655	44.2	31.9	60.7	45.1 (35.2 ~ 55.5)
	Western China	6	31896	34.6	26.1	75.9	41.9 (28.9 ~ 56.1)
≥ 30 y
Sex	Male	3	5442	26.2	24.9	45.3	31.5 (20.7 ~ 44.8)
	Female	3	7772	30.2	29.9	43	34.1 (26.1 ~ 43.3)
Region	Eastern China	3	4290	44.2	43.9	59.9	49.3 (39.4 ~ 59.3)
	Central China	4	29370	36.3	27.8	46.4	36.3 (26.6 ~ 47.1)
	Western China	2	2232	39.9	23.3	56.5	38.5 (13.1 ~ 72.2)
Total
Sex	Male	18	85587	43.7	24.9	68.9	43.2 (37.4 ~ 49.1)
	Female	18	104636	32.7	14.6	56.4	35.6 (30.0 ~ 41.7)
Region	Eastern China	11	62382	44.2	23.3	60.7	42.5 (36.1 ~ 49.2)
	Central China	8	45025	43.8	27.8	60.7	40.6 (33.9 ~ 47.7)
	Western China	8	34128	34.6	23.3	75.9	41.0 (30.0 ~ 53.0)