Table 7.
Subgroup analysis of the prevalence of ICUs sepsis.
| Subgroups |
Number of studies |
Model | Pooled estimate | Heterogeneity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95%CI) | I2 | P | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 5 | Random | 0.17(0.09, 0.24) | 99.6% | 0.000 |
| Female | 5 | Random | 0.09(0.05, 0.12) | 99.1% | 0.000 |
| Sepsis severity | |||||
| Sepsis | 5 | Random | 0.255(0.139, 0.370) | 99.8% | 0.000 |
| Severe sepsis | 3 | Random | 0.19(0.09, 0.28) | 99.6% | 0.000 |
| Septic shock | 4 | Random | 0.13(0.07, 0.19) | 99.2% | 0.000 |
| Infection site | |||||
| Lung | 5 | Random | 0.66(0.54, 0.77) | 98.7% | 0.000 |
| Abdomen | 5 | Random | 0.37(0.25, 0.48) | 98.8% | 0.000 |
| Hematology | 5 | Random | 0.10(0.07, 0.14) | 94.1% | 0.000 |
| Urinary Tract | 5 | Random | 0.07(0.05, 0.09) | 84.6% | 0.000 |
| Skin and soft tissue | 5 | Random | 0.07(0.04, 0.09) | 91.9% | 0.000 |
| Neurology | 4 | Random | 0.03(0.02, 0.04) | 82.5% | 0.000 |
| Microorganisms | |||||
| Gram–negative | 5 | Random | 0.37(0.26, 0.47) | 98.3% | 0.000 |
| Gram–positive | 5 | Random | 0.20(0.12, 0.27) | 98.1% | 0.000 |
| Fungi | 5 | Random | 0.12(0.05, 0.18) | 98.8% | 0.000 |
| Infection type | |||||
| Community–acquired | 3 | Random | 0.69(0.57, 0.81) | 98.6% | 0.000 |
| Hospital–acquired | 5 | Random | 0.36(0.27, 0.45) | 97.7% | 0.000 |