Result of individual variable meta-regression models for each stratified meta-analysis.

*Study locations were categorized into six Chinese traditional regions. East China: Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang; Northeast China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning; North China: Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Tianjin; South Central China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan; Northwest China: Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang; Southwest China: Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan. The meta-regression coefficient (β) and the significant of β (p value) for each study characteristic were reported.