Table 1 Main characteristics of included studies
From: Is human herpesvirus 8 infection more common in men than in women? an updated meta-analysis
Author | Year | Country | Age | HHV-8 tested used | Sample size | HHV-8( +) | HHV-8(-) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Â | Male | Female | |||||||
Anderson | 2008 | USA | Children | EIA | 4166 | 27 | 35 | 2026 | 2078 | ||
Antony | 2021 | Gabon | Adult | IFA | 1020 | 229 | 143 | 403 | 245 | ||
Biryahwaho | 2010 | Uganda | Adult | EIA | 2715 | 712 | 793 | 526 | 684 | ||
Butler (1) | 2011 | Uganda | Children | EIA | 1382 | 189 | 183 | 504 | 506 | ||
Butler (2) | 2011 | Uganda | Adult | EIA | 1477 | 298 | 294 | 396 | 489 | ||
Dedicoat | 2004 | South Africa | Children | EIA | 2497 | 127 | 160 | 1136 | 1074 | ||
Engels | 2007 | USA | Adult | EIA | 13,894 | 141 | 166 | 6159 | 7428 | ||
Fu | 2009 | China | Adult | EIA | 2228 | 199 | 228 | 891 | 910 | ||
Fang Yuan | 2022 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 678 | 48 | 60 | 219 | 351 | ||
Malope | 2008 | South Africa | Adult | EIA | 1146 | 197 | 336 | 218 | 395 | ||
Mbulaiteye | 2003 | Tanzania | Children | EIA | 361 | 125 | 122 | 88 | 102 | ||
Mbulaiteye | 2008 | Egypt | Adult | EIA | 730 | 52 | 125 | 183 | 370 | ||
Angela Nalwoga | 2020 | Uganda | unspecified | ELISA | 825 | 49 | 41 | 357 | 378 | ||
Perna (1) | 2000 | Italy | Children | IFA | 319 | 9 | 11 | 159 | 140 | ||
Perna (2) | 2000 | Italy | Children | IFA | 651 | 52 | 40 | 280 | 279 | ||
Plancoulaine (1) | 2000 | French Guiana | Children | IFA | 656 | 23 | 25 | 329 | 279 | ||
Plancoulaine (2) | 2000 | French Guiana | Adult | IFA | 681 | 58 | 71 | 251 | 301 | ||
Plancoulaine (1) | 2004 | Cameroon | Children | IFA | 309 | 67 | 73 | 86 | 83 | ||
Plancoulaine (2) | 2004 | Cameroon | Adult | IFA | 299 | 105 | 119 | 29 | 46 | ||
Serraino | 2003 | Italy | Adult | IFA | 200 | 9 | 6 | 91 | 94 | ||
Tedeschi | 2006 | Sweden | Adult | IFA | 516 | 39 | 36 | 218 | 223 | ||
Wang | 2011 | China | Adult | EIA | 1008 | 111 | 122 | 386 | 389 | ||
Wawer | 2001 | Uganda | Adult | IFA | 522 | 102 | 99 | 137 | 184 | ||
Wen | 2021 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 1078 | 96 | 167 | 324 | 487 | ||
Zheng Jun (1) | 2017 | China | Adult | IFA | 700 | 136 | 112 | 228 | 224 | ||
Zheng Jun (2) | 2017 | China | Adult | IFA | 594 | 105 | 142 | 139 | 208 | ||
Zhang Tiejun | 2017 | China | Adult | IFA | 1583 | 96 | 66 | 887 | 534 | ||
Cao Yifei | 2014 | China | Children | IFA | 178 | 47 | 39 | 61 | 31 | ||
Angela Nalwoga (1) | 2019 | Uganda | unspecified | ELISA | 1571 | 646 | 561 | 155 | 209 | ||
Angela Nalwoga (2) | 2019 | Uganda | unspecified | ELISA | 1310 | 641 | 450 | 103 | 116 | ||
Kay L. Crabtree | 2017 | Zambia | Children | IFA | 270 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 57 | ||
Ryoko Awazawa | 2017 | Japan | Adult | ELISA | 1132 | 97 | 77 | 489 | 469 | ||
Yuan Huangbo | 2018 | China | Adult | IFA | 594 | 105 | 142 | 139 | 208 | ||
Zhang xin | 2022 | China | Adult | IFA | 721 | 68 | 106 | 208 | 339 | ||
Zhang ying (1) | 2013 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 1008 | 22 | 21 | 529 | 436 | ||
Zhang ying (2) | 2013 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 100 | 20 | 20 | 402 | 527 | ||
Zhang ying (3) | 2013 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 882 | 28 | 21 | 472 | 361 | ||
Fang yuan | 2017 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 1000 | 87 | 103 | 293 | 517 | ||
Fang qin | 2006 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 560 | 18 | 11 | 299 | 232 | ||
Zhu ye | 2010 | China | unspecified | ELISA | 1281 | 38 | 55 | 643 | 545 | ||
He miao | 2014 | China | Adult | IFA | 171 | 58 | 29 | 42 | 42 | ||