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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of malnutrition prevalence among critically ill children

From: The prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author [Pub year]

Country

Study design

Sample size

Prevalence (%)

Bagri 2017

India

Cross-sectional

332

51.2

Delgado 2008

USA

Cross-sectional

1077

53

Pollack 1982

USA

Cross-sectional

108

37

Kyle 2013

USA

Cross-sectional

167

18.6

Pollack 1981

USA

Cross-sectional

50

32

De Souza Menezes 2012

Brazil

Cohort

385

45.5

Leite 2013

Brazil

Cohort

221

47.1

Hulst 2004

The Netherlands

Cohort

293

23.9

Feng 2021

China

Cross-sectional

160

41.9

Grippa 2017

Brazil

Cohort

72

81.9

Revuela Iniesta 2019

Scotland

Cohort

82

13.4

Teka 2022

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

243

83.5

Valla 2019

France

Cohort

579

15

Ventura 2020

Brazil

Cohort

199

18.1

Ventura 2022

Brazil

Cohort

363

22.9