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Table 1 Characteristics of the 65 included studies

From: An evaluation of variation in published estimates of schizophrenia prevalence from 1990─2013: a systematic literature review

Characteristic

Europe

Asia

North America

Africa

Oceania

All Regions

Number of studiesa

29

13

10

8

4

65

Sample size

      

 <5000

3 (10.3 %)

1 (7.7 %)

0

2 (25.0 %)

1 (25.0 %)

7 (10.8 %)

 5000–9999

3 (10.3 %)

4 (30.8 %)

1 (10.0 %)

0

1 (25.0 %)

9 (13.8 %)

 10,000–49,999

6 (20.7 %)

2 (15.4 %)

1 (10.0 %)

4 (50.0 %)

1 (25.0 %)

14 (21.5 %)

 50,000–99,999

4 (13.8 %)

1 (7.7 %)

0

2 (25.0 %)

0

7 (10.8 %)

 100,000+

13 (44.8 %)

5 (38.5 %)

8 (80.0 %)

0

1 (25.0 %)

28 (43.1 %)

Study design

      

 Cohort

16 (55.2 %)

4 (30.8 %)

8 (80.0 %)

0

4 (100 %)

32 (49.2 %)

 Cross-sectional

13 (44.8 %)

9 (69.2 %)

2 (20.0 %)

8 (100 %)

0

33 (50.8 %)

Publication date

      

 1990–2002

17 (58.6 %)

2 (15.4 %)

2 (20.0 %)

5 (62.5 %)

2 (50.0 %)

28 (43.1 %)

 2003–2013

12 (41.4 %)

11 (84.6 %)

8 (80.0 %)

3 (37.5 %)

2 (50.0 %)

37 (56.9 %)

Assessment yearb

      

 <1990

10 (34.5 %)

1 (7.7 %)

0

2 (25.0 %)

0

13 (20.0 %)

 1990–1999

10 (34.5 %)

3 (23.1 %)

4 (40.0 %)

4 (50.0 %)

2 (50.0 %)

23 (35.4 %)

 2000–2009

7 (24.1 %)

9 (69.2 %)

6 (60.0 %)

1 (12.5 %)

1 (25.0 %)

25 (38.5 %)

 Not reported

2 (6.9 %)

0

0

1 (12.5 %)

1 (25.0 %)

4 (6.2 %)

Prevalence period typec

      

 Point

6 (20.7 %)

4 (30.8 %)

1 (10.0 %)

2 (25.0 %)

1 (25.0 %)

14 (21.5 %)

 12 months

11 (37.9 %)

4 (30.8 %)

5 (50.0 %)

1 (12.5 %)

1 (25.0 %)

22 (33.8 %)

 Other period

7 (24.1 %)

2 (15.4 %)

2 (20.0 %)

2 (25.0 %)

0

13 (20.0 %)

 Lifetime

13 (44.8 %)

6 (46.2 %)

3 (30.0 %)

5 (62.5 %)

2 (50.0 %)

30 (46.2 %)

Quality score

      

 Mean ± SD

9.0 ± 2.6

8.8 ± 3.4

7.7 ± 2.1

10.1 ± 1.6

8.8 ± 1.5

8.8 ± 2.6

  1. aOne study (Nuevo et al.) reported on multiple regions, and is counted only in the “All regions” category. Therefore, the number of studies in each region sum to only 64 studies
  2. bFor studies that assessed prevalence over a range of years, the most recent year was used
  3. cMultiple types of prevalence could be reported within the same study; therefore, percents do not add up to 100