Table 2.

Subgroup analysis of pooled prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill children by level of income, and study design

Variables	Category	No. of studies	Prevalence	95% CI	I-Squared (%)
Income level	Low	1	83.5	78.6–88	0
	Middle	7	38.33	36.17–40.49	97.4
	High	7	30.14	28.41–31.88	98.4
Study design	Cross-sectional	7	52.31	50.33–54.3	98.1
	Cohort	8	25.82	24.1–27.53	97.8
Pooled prevalence		15	37.19%	35.89–38.49	98.6