Prevalence for Cerebral Microbleeds in China: a Meta-analysis

Background Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are important diseases that seriously endanger our national health, and their incidence is positively correlated with age. Meanwhile, CMBs are also an independent risk factor for stroke recurrence and induced hemorrhagic stroke. Understanding the current prevalence of CMBs is of great practical significance for promoting healthy aging and strengthening stroke prevention and treatment in China. Objective To systematically evaluate the current status of the occurrence of CMBs in China and to provide data support for promoting the process of healthy aging and strengthening the prevention and treatment of stroke in China. Methods Literature related to the occurrence of the disease of CMBs in our national population was systematically searched through Chinese and English databases such as CBM, CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science, with a timeframe of the establishment of the database until November 2023 for all searches. Two researchers separately perfo