From: Anemia as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study omitted | OR (95% CI) | Heterogeneity: I2% |
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Lienhardt et al. (2005) mild anemia [27] | 3.57 (2.46–5.19) | 96.6 |
Lienhardt et al. (2005) moderate and severe anemia [27] | 3.13 (2.20–4.44) | 96.3 |
Taha et al. (2011) mild anemia [28] | 3.93 (2.90–5.32) | 93.8 |
Taha et al. (2011) moderate and severe anemia [28] | 3.47 (2.19–5.50) | 96.5 |
Kerkhoff et al. (2014) mild anemia [11] | 3.85(2.69–5.50) | 96.2 |
Kerkhoff et al. (2014) moderate anemia [11] | 3.56 (2.35–5.40) | 96.6 |
Kerkhoff et al. (2014) severe anemia [11] | 3.22 (2.30–4.49) | 94.3 |
Pefura et al. (2013) anemia severity not defined [29] | 3.92 ( 2.76–5.56) | 96.3 |
Iroezindu et al. (2016) anemia severity not defined [24] | 3.54 (2.51–5.01) | 96.6 |
Combined | 3.56 (2.53–5.01) | 96.1 |