Table 5.
Results of meta-analysis of laboratory tests on positive NTM isolates from patients with HIV/AIDS
| Heterogeneity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Laboratory tests*
|
Pooled estimate (95% CI)
|
Number of studies
|
P-value
|
I2, %
|
Event/total
|
||
| ALB<35 (g/L) |
55.6 (19.1-92.2) |
4 |
<0.001 |
95.8 |
90/146 |
||
| ESR>20 (mm/h) |
91.4 (69.8-100.0) |
3 |
0.001 |
84.7 |
117/135 |
||
| CRP>6 (mg/L) |
82.5 (71.1-93.8) |
3 |
0.013 |
76.9 |
144/174 |
||
| Anemia |
59.0 (38.1-79.8) |
7 |
<0.001 |
93.0 |
146/238 |
||
| CD4+ T cell count ≤50 (pieces/μL) |
70.3 (57.5-81.7) |
13 |
<0.001 |
89.9 |
417/630 |
||
| CD4+ cell count 51-200 (pieces/μL) |
22.1 (14.8-30.3) |
13 |
<0.001 |
78.6 |
153/630 |
||
| CD4+ cell count >200 (pieces/μL) | 4.6 (0.8-10.3) |
13 | <0.001 |
82.2 | 60/630 | ||
MD – mean deviation, CI – confidence interval, ALB – albumin, ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP – C-reactive protein
*Dichotomous variables, prevalence rate (95% CI).