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Table 1 Main characteristics of included studies

From: Weight loss and mortality in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s), year

Study design

Time interval

Country

Risk of bias

Hospitalized / Non-hospitalized

Hospitalization time (days)

Sample Number

Age Average (years old)

Sex F N(%) / M N(%)

Mortality N (%)

Balkema CA et al., 2016 [26]

Prospective Observational Cohort

2012–2013

South Africa

Low

Hospitalized

11

26

34.8

18 (69.2) / 8 (30.8)

12 (46.1)

Patterson S et al., 2015 [27]

Prospective Cohort

1996–2012

Canada

Moderate

Non-hospitalized

NA

993

41

186 (18.7) / 807 (81.3)

781 (78.6)

Zhao Y et al., 2017 [28]

Prospective Observational Cohort

01/2011–12/2011

China

Low

Non-hospitalized

NA

101

38

17 (16.8) / 84 (83.2)

73 (72.2)

Coelho L et al., 2016 9 [29]

Observational Cohort

2000–2011

Brazil

Low

Hospitalized

NM

103

35.6

38 (36.8) / 65 (63.2)

64 (62.1)

Chichom MA et al., 2015 [30]

Prospective Observational Cohort

2009–2013

Cameroon

Low

Hospitalized

30

9

36

1 (11.1) / 8 (88.9)

4 (44.4)

Fekade D et al., 2017 [31]

Prospective Observational Cohort

2009–2013

Ethiopia

Low

Hospitalized

NM

101

33

61 (60.3) / 40 (39.7)

55 (54.4)

Songkhla MN et al., 2019 [32]

Multicenter Prospective Cohort

2015–2017

Thailand

Moderate

Hospitalized

NM

41

39

16 (39.0) / 25 (61.0)

35 (85.3)

Caceres DH et al., 2016 [33]

Multicenter Prospective Cohort

2008–2011

Colombia

Low

Hospitalized

NM

14

35.2

9 (64.2) 5 (35.8)

12 (85.7)

Sudfeld CR et al., 2013 [34]

Prospective Cohort

2006–2009

Tanzania

Low

Hospitalized

NM

195

*

136 (69.7) 59 (30.3)

99 (50.7)

Mugusi SF et al., 2012 [35]

Prospective Cohort

2007–2010

Tanzania

Low

Non-hospitalized

NA

54

39.3

31 (57.4) 23 (42.6)

49 (90.7)

  1. Caption: NA: Not applicable; NM: Not mentioned; *The study does not refer to the average age of the participants. Reports by category > 30 years (15.3% of the sample), 30 to 39 years (48.4%), 40 to 50 years (26.7%) and > 50 years (9.7%). Source: the authors (2023)