Table 2.
A subgroup analysis of the prealence of alcohol use disorder among tuberculosis patients
| Subgroup | Number of studies | Estimates | Heterogeneity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence | 95% CI | I2 | P-value | |||
| Mean age | Not reported | 10 | 0.27 | 0.19, 0.34 | 57.3% | P = 0.012 |
| Below 40 years age | 9 | 0.24 | 0.14, 0.33 | 35% | P = 0.135 | |
| 40 years and above | 7 | 0.42 | 0.43, 0.50 | 8.2% | P = 0.37 | |
| Continent | US | 2 | 0.24 | 0.18, 0.30 | 0% | P = 0.936 |
| Asia and Europe | 12 | 0.37 | 0.28, 0.47 | 54.3% | P = 0.012 | |
| Africa | 12 | 0.24 | 0.19, 0.29 | 7.5% | P = 0.372 | |
| Study design | Cross-sectional | 11 | 0.3 | 0.21, 0.39 | 70.4% | P ≤ 0.01 |
| Cohort | 10 | 0.3 | 0.21, 0. 40 | 48% | P ≤ 0.01 | |
| Case control | 3 | 0.39 | 0.28, 0.51 | 0% | P = 0.43 | |
| RCT | 2 | 0.2 | 0.01, 0.38 | 0% | P = 0.47 | |
| Assessment tool | AUDIT | 14 | 0.26 | 0.19, 0.34 | 54% | P = 0.008 |
| MINI, DSM-IV&ASSIST | 4 | 0.28 | 0.08,0.51 | 66.1% | P = 0.0031 | |
| Not reported | 8 | 0.36 | 0.26, 0.46 | 62% | P = 0.01 | |
Key: AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, ASSIST Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test, CS Cross-sectional, DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, MINI Mini-international Neuropsychiatric Interview, RCT Randomized Controlled Trial, US United States