Table 3

Sensitivity analyses of the prevalence of passive smoking in China

OutcomeNumber of studiesNumber of non-smokersPrevalence % (95% CI)I2, %
All included studies46381 58048.7 (44.8 to 52.5)99.8
National survey6219 24345.6 (36.8 to 54.3)99.9
Non-national survey
 Non-national survey (sample size ≥1000)25153 70946.6 (40.3 to 52.9)99.9
 Non-national survey (sample size <1000)15862853.5 (44.5 to 62.4)98.8
 Overall40162 33749.1 (44.1 to 54.1)99.8