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World J Virol. Mar 25, 2026; 15(1): 118273
Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v15.i1.118273
Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v15.i1.118273
Table 2 Subgroup analysis of the prevalence of sapoviruses infection among pediatric patients with gastroenteritis
| Categories | K events | Pooled prevalence (%) (95%CI) | Q value | I2% | |
| Overall | 567 | 1.7304 (1.3274-2.2530) | 84.9 | ||
| Country | Thailand | 13 | 1.8077 (1.1255-2.8913) | 73.36 | 83.6 |
| India | 5 | 3.4731 (2.2098-5.4184) | 11.89 | 66.4 | |
| China | 8 | 1.5423 (0.9089-2.6053) | 61.52 | 88.6 | |
| Japan | 2 | 1.8104 (1.1284-2.8928) | 0.72 | 0.0 | |
| Qatar | 1 | 2.3307 (1.5245-3.5481) | 0.00 | - | |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1.1303 (0.5007-2.5317) | 11.41 | 82.5 | |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0.0000 (0.0000-100.0000) | 0.00 | - | |
| China Taiwan | 3 | 1.4699 (1.2295-1.7564) | 3.90 | 48.7 | |
| Philippines | 1 | 6.9544 (4.8752-9.8288) | 0.00 | - | |
| Iran | 1 | 0.0000 (0.0000-100.0000) | 0.00 | - | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0.9569 (0.2395-3.7435) | 0.00 | - | |
| Age | Below 5 years | 26 | 1.9958 (1.3893-2.8594) | 181.70 | 86.2 |
| Both | 13 | 1.5234 (1.3463-1.7235) | 14.92 | 19.5 |
- Citation: Sikenis M, Prajapati B, Singh AK, Patil T, Yadav V, Singh S, Gangwar M, Diwan V, Mandal UK, Biswas D, Nema S, Tiwari RR, Mishra PK, Singh P, Corovic IF, Nema RK. Prevalence of sapovirus infection among hospitalized pediatric patients in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Virol 2026; 15(1): 118273
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v15.i1.118273