Table 3 Subgroup analyses of the effect of undernutrition on TB among adults living with HIV in SSA, between 2002 and 2019
Variables | Subgroup | No of studies | Population (N) | AHR (95%CI) | (I2 (%) and Cochrane chi-squared test p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geographical locations | Eastern Africa | 6 | 71, 182 | 2.2 (1.6, 2.9) | 51, 0.069 |
Other countries | 4 | 33, 205 | 1.8 (0.9, 3.5) | 84.9, < 0.001 | |
Sample size | ≥ 1, 000 | 4 | 101, 199 | 2.02 (1.4, 2.9) | 87.8, < 0.001 |
< 1, 000 | 6 | 3, 188 | 2.2 (1.3, 3.6) | 56.8, 0.041 | |
Publication year | ≤ 2012 | 5 | 33, 832 | 2.02 (1.2, 3.4) | 80.7, < 0.001 |
>  2012 | 5 | 70, 555 | 2.02 (1.5, 2.8) | 46.8, 0.111 |