Cochrane · systematic review · CD004536
Nutritional interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV
Grobler, L, Siegfried, N, Visser, ME, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
HIV/AIDSAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Balanced nutritional supplement compared to counselling or nutritional placebo in patients with weight loss for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV
Population: patients with reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Energy intake (kcal/day) Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 131 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Protein intake (g/day) Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 81 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Body weight Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 233 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Fat mass measured in % of TBW Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 233 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Fat free mass Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 218 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
CD4 Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 81 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Viral load (log10 copies/ml) Balanced nutritional supplement vs counselling or nutritional placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 66 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |