22 September 2026 · First online (indexed publication record)
Harshita Jain, Nitu Barod, Anupama Gupta and colleagues
Sleep medicine · Systematic review and meta-analysis
A review pooled sleep-paralysis studies from South Asia and found substantial variation between samples. Estimates changed markedly with study quality, sample size and the questionnaires used.
Method and scope
Twenty-three studies covering 5,520 participants were combined using a random-effects model and publication-bias assessments.
What to keep in mind
The pooled result is not a universal population rate. Large differences between studies and evidence of publication bias are central to interpreting the estimate.
Original paper & source
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2026.109279
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