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Table 2 subgroup analysis for the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infections in pregnant women in Iran

From: The etiology and prevalence of urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Iran: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Variable

Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Urinary tract Infection

Studies (Na)

Sample (N)

Heterogeneity

95%CIb

Pooled prevale nce (%)

Studies (N)

Sample (N)

Heterogeneity

95%CI

Pooled prevalence (%)

I2

P-Value

I2

P-Value

Region

 Center

17

9724

90.01

<  0.001

5.8–9.4

7.4

6

11,575

96.42

<  0.001

6.7–13.8

9.7

 East

6

3154

90.19

<  0.001

10.3–18.6

13.9

–

–

–

–

–

–

 North

3

2560

98.08

<  0.001

3.9–22.1

9.7

6

9334

94.77

<  0.001

8.2–15.6

11.4

 South

1

389

–

–

3.3–7.8

5.1

3

24,165

97.55

<  0.001

3.9–13.1

7.2

 West

4

4482

68.68

0.023

6.6–9.6

8.0

2

3657

99.04

<  0.001

3.1–32.4

11.0

Test for subgroup differences: Q = 17.07, df(Q) = 4, P = 0.002

Test for subgroup differences: Q = 1.77, df(Q) = 3, P = 0.61

Province

 East Azarbaijan

2

2050

92.25

<  0.001

4.7–13.5

8.1

1

400

–

–

5.3–10.5

7.5

 Isfahan

6

3195

91.29

<  0.001

3.1–8.8

5.2

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Hamedan

1

377

–

–

7.4–13.6

10.1

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Golestan

1

900

–

–

2.6–5.2

3.7

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Khorasan Razavi

2

1400

0

0.78

8.6–11.8

10.1

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Kurdistan

2

3005

40.25

0.19

7.1–9.6

8.3

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Tehran

7

3472

85.23

<  0.001

8.8–15.3

11.7

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Kerman

1

323

–

–

19.7–29.1

24.1

1

850

–

–

10.3–14.7

12.3

 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

1

864

–

–

4.7–13.5

8.1

1

864

–

–

7.1–10.9

8.8

 Markazi

1

1736

–

–

5.2–7.5

6.3

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Fars

1

389

–

–

3.3–7.8

5.1

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Semnan

2

457

26.81

0.24

2.5–7.1

4.3

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Guilan

1

710

–

–

18.3–24.3

21.1

1

330

–

–

19.3–28.5

23.6

 Sistan and Baluchestan

3

1431

71.41

0.03

10.8–17.5

13.8

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

715

–

–

4.5–8.0

6.0

 Kermanshah

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

3657

99.04

<  0.001

3.1–32.4

11.0

 Alborz

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

480

0

0.45

18.2–25.6

21.6

 Zanjan

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

4114

98.11

<  0.001

3.9–18.5

8.8

 Mazandaran

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

6328

94.07

<  0.001

3.2–14.6

7.0

 Ardebil

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

2496

–

–

8.6–10.9

9.7

 Yazd

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

5897

–

–

6.4–7.7

7.0

 Khuzestan

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

22,600

–

–

4.7–5.3

5.0

Test for subgroup differences: Q = 289.16, df(Q) = 13, P <  0.001

Test for subgroup differences: Q = 491.83, df(Q) = 11, P <  0.001

Quality

 High

19

12,500

94.19

<  0.001

6.4–10.6

8.3

11

45,355

98.42

<  0.001

6.4–11.5

8.6

 Moderate

12

7809

92.25

<  0.001

7.1–12.1

9.3

6

3376

93.11

<  0.001

8.7–17.6

12.5

Test for subgroup differences: Q = 0.42, df(Q) = 1, P = 0.51

Test for subgroup differences: Q = 2.45, df(Q) = 1, P = 0.11

  1. aNumber; b Confidence interval