Table 2.

Results of the subgroup analysis.

Study	Subgroup	n	DOR	95% CI	I2 (%)
Six studies		6	16.08	5.33-48.50	78.3
Admission category	Medical	5	12.23	3.82-39.15	68.5
Population setting	Adult	3	18.18	3.80-86.96	84.2
	Neonate	3	15.42	1.85-128.60	80.5
Sepsis definition	ACCP/SCCM	2	39.53	18.19-85.89	0.0
	Others	4	10.54	2.95-37.00	73.3

DOR, diagnostic odds ratio; ACCP/SCCM, American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine.