Table 2 Carrier Rates and Incidences of Thalassemia in 17 Regions of China
province | Cases | α- thalassemia | β- thalassemia | Carrier rate of α- and β- thalassemia | Total incidence (‰) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrier rates | Adjusted carrier rate | Carrier rates | Adjusted carrier rate | ||||
Beijing [9] | 11,766 | 0.14% | 0.16% | 0.10% | 0.11% | N/A |  < 0.01‰ |
Chongqing [10] | 1841 | 3.86% | 3.86% | 2.12% | 2.12% | N/A | 0.48‰ |
Fujian [11] | 189,414 | 5.23% | 5.71% | 2.21% | 2.39% | 0.10% | 1.00‰ |
31,568 | 12.10% | 12.10% | 3.55% | 3.55% | 0.52% | 4.39‰ | |
Guangxi [7] | 4834 | 19.51% | 19.51% | 7.05% | 7.05% | N/A | 10.76‰ |
31,353 | 9.77% | 9.77% | 3.88% | 3.88% | 0.52% | 3.13‰ | |
Hainan [7] | 2720 | 45.15% | 45.15% | 5.59% | 5.59% | N/A | 51.74‰ |
97,689 | 0.91% | 0.99% | 0.36% | 0.38% | 0.01% | 0.07‰ | |
41,753 | 5.30% | 5.30% | 3.02% | 3.02% | 0.18% | 1.01‰ | |
Jiangsu [23] | 4276 | 2.69% | 2.69% | 0.40% | 0.40% | N/A | 0.19‰ |
Jiangxi [24] | 136,312 | 10.62% | 10.62% | 3.62% | 3.62% | 0.45% | 3.48‰ |
Shandong [25] | 16,098 | 0.32% | 0.35% | 0.14% | 0.15% | N/A | 0.04‰ |
58,675 | 1.83% | 2.00% | 1.25% | 1.35% | 0.04% | 0.15‰ | |
11,133 | 9.59% | 9.59% | 4.68% | 4.68% | 1.00% | 3.61‰ | |
32,581 | 0.68% | 0.74% | 1.31% | 1.42% | 0.03% | 0.07‰ | |
1943 | 5.97% | 6.52% | 3.71% | 4.01% | 0.31% | 1.63‰ | |
Macao [35] | 5741 | 6.20% | 6.77% | 3.60% | 3.90% | N/A | 1.53‰ |