Table 2 A subgroup analysis of the prealence of alcohol use disorder among tuberculosis patients

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