Tuberculosis and its association with CD4+ T cell count among adult HIV positive patients in Ethiopian settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 3 Summary estimates for subgroup analysis of pooled TB incidence among included studies

Variables	Subgroups	Included studies	TB incidence (95% Cl)	I²
ART follow up time (months)	< 6 months	2	14.15% (7.01–21.28%)	87.3%
ART follow up time (months)	> 6 months	4	14.59% (10.06–19.13%)	96.4%
Baseline CD4⁺ T cell count	< 200 cells/mm³	3	28.86% (18.73–38.98%)	88.5%
Baseline CD4⁺ T cell count	> 200 cells/mm³	3	13.7% (1.41–25.98%)	95.8%

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