Table 2  A subgroup analysis of the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis co-infection in China using the sample size, detection rate, region, publication time, and sample source

Sample size

 ≥ 1000

18

99.5

P < 0.001

5.8 (4.0, 7.6)

 < 1000

12

91.2

P < 0.001

6.3 (4.3, 8.3)

Publication period

 2007–2013

14

98.4

P < 0.001

6.6 (4.4, 8.7)

 2014–2022

16

99.0

P < 0.001

5.5 (3.9, 7.1)

Geographic region

 Eastern China

5

88.6

P < 0.001

4.1 (1.6, 6.5)

 Central China

10

95.5

P < 0.001

5.1 (3.5, 6.8)

 Western China

14

99.5

P < 0.001

7.0 (4.7, 9.3)

 Midwest China

1

–

–

6.4 (5.6, 7.2)

Detection rate

 100%

6

98.8

P < 0.001

4.4 (1.2, 7.5)

 < 100%

20

99.1

P < 0.001

6.7 (4.9, 8.5)

 Uncertain

4

88.4

P < 0.001

5.3 (4.0, 6.5)

Study base

 Population

17

98.9

P < 0.001

6.2 (4.4, 8.1)

 Hospital

13

99.0

P < 0.001

5.7 (3.7, 7.8)