Table 1.

Pooled prevalence of anxiety and its subgroup analysis.

Outcome		No. of Studies	No. of Participants	Prevalence [95% CI]	I2 (%)	p-Value
Overall anxiety		68	124,925	34.81 [30.80, 38.83]	100	p < 0.001
Subgroup
Regions	Eastern Asia	35	90,039	28.99 [24.91, 33.07]	100	p < 0.001
	South-Eastern Asia	7	13,140	24.78 [10.51, 39.05]	100	p < 0.001
	Southern Asia	14	5449	38.42 [22.89, 53.94]	100	p < 0.001
	Western Asia	14	16,297	46.57 [33.34, 59.80]	100	p < 0.001
Type of healthcare provider	Frontline	13	7816	24.02 [15.89, 32.16]	99	p < 0.001
	Non-frontline	13	13,619	24.35 [18.71, 29.99]	99	p < 0.001
Sex	Female	21	19,800	36.14 [22.50, 49.78]	100	p < 0.001
	Male	21	7788	32.76 [18.16, 47.36]	100	p < 0.001
Occupation	Doctors	18	7279	30.10 [20.56, 39.64]	99	p < 0.001
	Nurses	18	11,574	36.06 [23.75, 48.38]	100	p < 0.001