Table III.
Sub-group meta-analysis of species distribution among definite cases
| Subgroups | No. of studies | Random or fixed model | Test of heterogeneity | Egger's test for publication bias | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTM prevalence (95% CI) [%] | Z | Value of p | Q | Value of p | I 2 (%) | t | Value of p | ||
| MAC | 4 | 25.7 (12.6, 38.8) | 3.85 | < 0.001 | 95.46 | < 0.001 | 96.9 | 5.70 | 0.03 |
| M. kansasii | 3 | 3.7 (0.1, 7.3) | 2.03 | 0.043 | 0.05 | 0.97 | 0.0 | 0.09 | 0.95 |
| M. chelonae | 5 | 3.5 (0.9, 6.2) | 2.59 | 0.01 | 8.30 | 0.08 | 51.8 | 2.73 | 0.07 |
| M. fortuitum | 4 | 1.6 (0, 3.2) | 1.93 | 0.054 | 2.56 | 0.28 | 22.0 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| M. malmoense | 2 | 1.3 (–0.7, 3.2) | 1.26 | 0.21 | 1.60 | 0.21 | 37.5 | – | – |
| M. xenopi | 2 | 3.1 (–0.3, 6.5) | 1.76 | 0.08 | 1.30 | 0.26 | 39.0 | – | – |
| Slow growth mycobacteria | 1 | 0.01 (–0.9, 2.8) | 1.00 | 0.32 | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. abscessus | 1 | 43.2 (26.6, 60.9) | 4.99 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scotochromogen | 1 | 2.0 (–0.8, 4.8) | 1.43 | 0.15 | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. avium intracellulare | 1 | 3.1 (–0.3, 6.5) | 1.76 | 0.08 | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. simiae | 2 | 1.3 (–0.2, 2.9) | 1.66 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mycobacterium spp. | 1 | 2.0 (–0.8, 4.8) | 1.43 | 0.15 | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. terrae | 1 | 1.0 (–0.01, 0.03) | 1.01 | 0.32 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aloei | 1 | 1.0 (–0.9, 2.8) | 1.00 | 0.32 | – | – | – | – | – |