Table 2 Meta-analyses of the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among PLHA in China stratified by study-level characteristics
Characteristics | No. of Studies | No. Depressed | Total No. | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | I2 (%) | P value for heterogeneity | Test for subgroup differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Q (df) | P value |
Geographic location |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41.3 (7) | <  0.001 |
 Central China | 13 | 1836 | 3927 | 48.8 (40.3, 57.5) | 96.3 | <  0.001 |  |  |
 Cross-region | 4 | 2649 | 4279 | 65.7 (58.3, 72.4) | 78.8 | 0.003 |  |  |
 East China | 14 | 927 | 2165 | 47.4 (38.5, 56.5) | 93.3 | <  0.001 |  |  |
 North China | 4 | 126 | 345 | 33.5 (22.9, 46.0) | 79.9 | 0.002 |  |  |
 Northeast | 3 | 869 | 1242 | 67.8 (60.9, 74.0) | 80.1 | 0.007 |  |  |
 Northwest | 1 | 45 | 103 | 43.7 (33.9, 53.8) | – | – |  |  |
 South China | 7 | 1019 | 1831 | 52.0 (37.2, 66.5) | 97.1 | <  0.001 |  |  |
 Southwest | 4 | 552 | 932 | 55.7 (29.1, 79.4) | 98.1 | <  0.001 |  |  |
Sample source | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2.2 (1) | 0.141 |
 Community-based | 20 | 2773 | 4840 | 55.3 (47.0, 63.4) | 96.5 | <  0.001 |  |  |
 Hospital-based | 30 | 5250 | 9984 | 47.6 (41.7, 53.6) | 96.3 | <  0.001 |  |  |
Total score | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2.5 (1) | 0.117 |
  < 3 points | 12 | 504 | 1167 | 43.8 (34.4, 53.8) | 90.2 | <  0.001 |  |  |
  ≥ 3 points | 38 | 7519 | 13,657 | 52.9 (47.5, 58.2) | 96.9 | <  0.001 |  |  |