Table 3.
Sex-specific prevalence and the number of people with DED by symptoms and signs in China and the six Chinese regions in 2010
| Region |
Prevalence of DED by symptoms and signs (%, 95% CI) |
People with DED by symptoms and signs (million, 95% CI) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male |
Female |
Overall |
Male |
Female |
Overall |
|
| North China |
17.81 |
21.73 |
19.72 |
14.23 |
16.50 |
30.73 |
| (13.24-23.51) |
(16.45-28.11) |
(14.80-25.75) |
(10.57-18.78) |
(12.49-21.34) |
(23.06-40.12) |
|
| Northeast China |
24.06 |
28.82 |
26.42 |
12.83 |
15.01 |
27.84 |
| (15.98-34.48) |
(19.65-40.08) |
(17.79-37.25) |
(8.52-18.39) |
(10.23-20.87) |
(18.75-39.25) |
|
| East China |
10.93 |
13.68 |
12.29 |
20.55 |
24.97 |
45.52 |
| (8.52-13.91) |
(10.82-17.14) |
(9.65-15.50) |
(16.01-26.15) |
(19.75-31.29) |
(35.77-57.44) |
|
| South Central China |
7.89 |
9.99 |
8.91 |
14.21 |
17.10 |
31.32 |
| (5.46-11.25) |
(7.01-14.03) |
(6.22-12.60) |
(9.84-20.27) |
(12.00-24.02) |
(21.84-44.29) |
|
| Southwest China |
9.06 |
11.34 |
10.18 |
8.39 |
10.06 |
18.45 |
| (6.63-12.26) |
(8.41-15.11) |
(7.50-13.65) |
(6.13-11.34) |
(7.46-13.40) |
(13.59-24.75) |
|
| Northwest China |
16.12 |
19.66 |
17.84 |
7.54 |
8.70 |
16.24 |
| (12.30-20.82) |
(15.25-24.95) |
(13.74-22.83) |
(5.75-9.74) |
(6.75-11.04) |
(12.50-20.78) |
|
| China | 12.14 |
15.02 |
13.55 |
77.75 |
92.34 |
170.09 |
| (8.87-16.34) | (11.17-19.84) | (10.00-18.05) | (56.84-104.67) | (68.68-121.96) | (125.52-226.63) | |