Journal article
The prevalence of insomnia in the general population in China: A meta-analysis
XL Cao, SB Wang, BL Zhong, L Zhang, GS Ungvari, CH Ng, L Li, HFK Chiu, GKI Lok, JP Lu, FJ Jia, YT Xiang
Plos One | Published : 2017
Abstract
This is the first meta-analysis of the pooled prevalence of insomnia in the general population of China. A systematic literature search was conducted via the following databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE and Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Interne (CNKI), WanFang Data and SinoMed). Statistical analyses were performed using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis program. A total of 17 studies with 115,988 participants met the inclusion criteria for the analysis. The pooled prevalence of insomnia in China was 15.0% (95% Confidence interval [CI]: 12.1%-18.5%). No significant difference was found in the prevalence between genders or across time period. The pooled prevalence of insomnia in p..
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Awarded by Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality
Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee (JCYJ 20140415092628039; JCYJ 20160429185235132; JCYJ 20160429185854999), http://www.szsti.gov.cn/. The study was supported by the Shenzhen Science and technology Innovation Committee (JCYJ 20140415092628039; JCYJ 20160429185235132; JCYJ 20160429185854999).