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Table 4 Sub- group analysis of the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in different sites of body

From: Epidemiology of echinococcosis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Site of cyst formation

Prevalence (95% CI)

I2 (%)

Heterogeneity (χ2)

P value

Liver

0.55 (0.46-0.65)

99.28

5169.09

< 0.001

Lung

0.28 (0.22-0.35)

98.41

2334.25

< 0.001

Spleen

0.02 (0.01-0.02)

62.98

45.92

< 0.001

Kidney

0.01 (0.01-0.02)

9.5

23.21

0.33

Brain

0.02 (0.01-0.02)

75.08

64.22

< 0.001

Peritoneum

0.01 (0.00-0.02)

52.25

23.03

0.02

Pelvis

0.01 (0.00-0.01)

42.24

17.3

0.07

Gallbladder

0.02 (0.00-0.03)

47.72

7.65

0.11

Abdomen

0.01 (0.01-0.02)

55.8

20.36

0.02

Pancreas

0.00 (-0.00-0.00)

2.57

7.18

0.41

Unusual localized cyst

0.02 (0.01-0.03)

73.39

75.16

< 0.001

Multiple organ involvement

0.1 (0.07-0.12)

91.96

298.39

< 0.001