Table 2.
Estimation of frequency of brucellosis by epidemiological and clinical factors in Iran using meta-analysis.
| Variables | Frequency (95% CI) | Heterogeneity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | I2 (%) | p | ||
| Male | 57.6 (55.02–60.1) | 790.02 | 94.3 | <0.001 |
| Female | 42.3 (39.8–44.9) | 795.8 | 94.3 | <0.001 |
| Urban | 31.4 (26.7–36.3) | 3,308.9 | 98.9 | <0.001 |
| Rural | 68.4 (63.6–73.2) | 3,311.8 | 98.9 | <0.001 |
| Ranchers & farmers | 20.8 (17.4–24.2) | 740.4 | 96.9 | <0.001 |
| Students | 16.9 (14.5–19.4) | 210.5 | 92.9 | <0.001 |
| Housewife | 31.6 (27–36.2) | 862.2 | 97.6 | <0.001 |
| Animal contact | 50.4 (35.6–65.2) | 6,575.3 | 99.7 | <0.001 |
| Unpasteurized dairy | 57.1 (46.4–67.9) | 3,684 | 99.3 | <0.001 |
| Fever | 65.7 (53.7–77.8) | 2,832.04 | 99.2 | <0.001 |
| Joint pain | 58.1 (49.5–66.6) | 788.5 | 97.3 | <0.001 |
| sweating | 55.3 (44.4–66.2) | 849.6 | 98.1 | <0.001 |
CI = confidence limit.