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Table 4 The proportion of N. meningitidis serogroups in positive cases

From: Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in China, 2005–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Item

A

B

C

W

X

Y

Others and non-groupable

Studies

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

Total number of cases

486

3124

508

195

43

116

1791

Sample size

6263

6263

6263

6263

6263

6263

6263

I2 (P value)

86.4% (p < 0.0001)

98.6% (p = 0)

84.1% (p < 0.0001)

57.4% (p < 0.0001)

0.0% (p = 1)

29.8% (p = 0.0044)

98.1% (p = 0)

Model

Random

Random

Random

Random

Fixed

Fixed

Random

Weighted carriage

9.70%

41.62%

11.22%

2.13%

0.02%

0.03%

21.77%

95%CI

6.93–12.47%

35.25–48.00%

8.51–13.93%

1.16–3.09%

0.00–0.09%

0.00–0.10%

16.62–26.93%