Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies
| First name | Year | Mean age | Province | Sample | No-male | No-female | Test | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zali | 2001 | 34.2 | Tehran | 402 | 402 | 0 | Elisa | 45.3 |
| Rowhani Rahbar | 2004 | NA | Khorasan Razavi | 101 | NA | NA | Elisa | 59.4 |
| Sarvghad | 2005 | NA | Khorasan Razavi | 53 | 50 | 3 | Elisa | 67.92 |
| Mohammad Alizadeh | 2005 | NA | Hamadan | 149 | NA | NA | Elisa | 31.5 |
| Imani | 2006 | 33.4 | Shahrekord | 133 | 131 | 2 | Elisa | 11.2 |
| Zamani | 2007 | 30 | Tehran | 202 | 196 | 6 | Elisa | 52 |
| Mohtasham Amiri | 2007 | 34.7 | Guilan | 81 | 81 | 0 | Elisa | 88.9 |
| Aminzadeh | 2007 | 34.4 | Tehran | 70 | NA | NA | Elisa | 36 |
| Imani | 2008 | 33.4 | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 133 | 131 | 2 | Elisa | 11.2 |
| Mir-Nasseri | 2008 | 36 | Tehran | 467 | 464 | 54 | Elisa | NA |
| Soudbakhsh | 2008 | 35.3 | Tehran | 60 | 60 | 0 | Elisa | 80 |
| Kheirandish | 2009 | 35 | Tehran | 454 | NA | NA | Elisa | 80 |
| Mirahmadizadeh | 2009 | 33 | Tehran | 1525 | 1465 | 60 | Elisa | 43.4 |
| Sharif | 2009 | 36.5 | Isfahan | 200 | 177 | 23 | Elisa | 10.5 |
| Tajbakhsh | 2009 | NA | Shahrekord | 90 | NA | NA | Elisa | NA |
| Alavi | 2009 | 26.3 | Khozestan | 142 | NA | NA | Elisa | 52.11 |
| Davoodian | 2009 | 35.4 | Hormozgan | 249 | NA | NA | Elisa | 64.8 |
| Zamani | 2010 | 23.6 | Isfahan | 117 | 114 | 3 | Elisa | 59.4 |
| Merat | 2010 | NA | Tehran-Hormozgan-Golestan | 40 | NA | NA | Elisa | NA |
| Hosseini | 2010 | NA | Tehran | 417 | 417 | 0 | Elisa | 80 |
| Alavi | 2010 | 24.8 | Khozestan | 333 | 323 | 10 | Elisa | 30.9 |
| Mir-Nasseri | 2011 | NA | Tehran | 392 | 464 | 54 | Elisa | NA |
| Keramat | 2011 | NA | Hamadan | 199 | NA | NA | Elisa | NA |
| Kaffashian | 2011 | 32.6 | Isfahan | 951 | 946 | 5 | Elisa | 42 |
| Azizi | 2011 | NA | Kermanshah | 58 | NA | NA | Elisa | 53.4 |
| Mobasheri zadeh | 2011 | NA | Isfahan | 1055 | NA | NA | Elisa | 7 |
| Ataei | 2011 | NA | Isfahan | 136 | NA | NA | Elisa | 19.8 |
| Nokhodian | 2012 | 16.59 | Isfahan | 6 | NA | NA | Elisa | 50 |
| Nokhodian | 2012 | 31.77 | Isfahan | 531 | 503 | 28 | Elisa | 47.1 |
| Kassaian | 2012 | 32.6 | Isfahan | 943 | 938 | 5 | Elisa | 41.6 |
| Nobari | 2012 | 35 | Isfahan | 1747 | 581 | 14 | Elisa | 34 |
| Sofian | 2012 | 30.7 | Markazi | 153 | 153 | 0 | Elisa | 59.5 |
| Amin-Esmaeili | 2012 | 33.9 | Tehran | 895 | 859 | 36 | Elisa | NA |
| Tavanaei Sani | 2012 | NA | Khorasan Razavi | 62 | NA | NA | Elisa | 71 |
| Sarkari | 2012 | NA | Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad | 158 | NA | NA | Elisa | 42.2 |
| Honarvar | 2013 | NA | Fars | 233 | NA | NA | Elisa | 40.3 |
| Ziaee | 2014 | NA | Southern Khorasan | 25 | NA | NA | Elisa | NA |
| Ramezani | 2014 | 33.3 | Markazi | 100 | 100 | 0 | Elisa | 56 |
| Salehi | 2015 | 20.24 | Fars | 222 | NA | NA | Elisa | 90 |
| Afshari | 2016 | 38.82 | Fars | 772 | NA | NA | Elisa | 14.2 |
| Sharhani | 2017 | 36.7 | Kermanshah | 606 | NA | NA | Elisa | NA |
| Rezaie | 2017 | 33.2 | Kermanshah | 410 | 410 | 0 | Elisa | 42 |