Table 3 Pooled effects odds ratio (95% confidence interval), Heterogeneity test and Egger’s test for publication bias
DR-TB | MDR-TB | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment outcomes | Odds ratio (95% CI) | I2 (%) | P-value for Heterogeneity | Z-value for Egger’s test | P- value for Egger’s test | Odds ratio (95% CI) | I2 (%) | P-value for Heterogeneity | Z-value for Egger’s test | P- value for Egger’s test |
Unsuccessful outcomes | 1.56(1.24,1.96) | 62.9 | < 0.001 | 1.35 | 0.086 | 1.57(1.20,2.04) | 62.6 | < 0.001 | 0.91 | 0.365 |
Death | 1.32(0.97,1.82) | 53.3 | 0.029 | 0.42 | 0.929 | 1.33(0.85,2.07) | 59.2 | 0.016 | 0.25 | 0.940 |
Cured outcomes | 0.64(0.44,0.94) | 75.7 | 0.001 | -1.69 | 0.062 | 0.55(0.35,0.87) | 66.5 | 0.018 | -0.98 | 0.263 |
Treatment completed outcomes | 0.63(0.46,0.86) | 0 | 0.660 | 0.98 | 0.221 | 0.66(0.46,0.93) | 0 | 0.559 | 1.36 | 0.192 |
Treatment failed outcomes | 1.28(1.03,1.58) | 22.7 | 0.256 | 1.05 | 0.263 | 1.37(1.08,1.75) | 19.7 | 0.284 | 0.94 | 0.275 |