Table 2 Subgroup analyses of the effect of undernutrition on mortality among adults living with HIV in SSA, between 2002 and 2019

Severity of undernutrition

Severe

6

66, 110

2.3 (1.9, 2.8)

(45.5, 0.102)

Moderate

2

42, 308

1.8 (1.5, 2.5)

(52.3, 0.145)

Mild

4

50, 754

1.4 (1.1, 1.8)

(60.9, 0.053)

Geographical locations

Eastern Africa

9

14, 601

1.8 (1.1, 3.0)

(75.9, < 0.001)

Western Africa

3

16, 611

2.5 (1.9, 3.3)

(23, 0.273)

Sothern Africa

8

36, 303

2.1 (1.8, 2.3)

(35.3, 0.147)

Multicounty

3

58, 275

2.4 (1.3, 4.4)

(80, 0.007)

Sample size

≥ 5, 470

6

103, 441

1.8 (1.5, 2.3)

(79.3, < 0.001)

<  5, 470

17

22, 349

2.3 (1.9, 2.9)

(56.6, 0.002)

Publication year

≤ 2012

9

45, 657

2.3 (1.9, 2.7)

(65.6, 0.003)

>  2012

14

80, 133

1.9 (1.5, 2.4)

(68.2, < 0.001)

Quality score

Good

13

93, 236

2.05 (1.7, 2.5)

(73.3, < 0.001)

Fair/ poor

10

32, 554

2.2 (1.7, 2.8)

(51.5, 0.029)