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Data Sheet 1_Prognostic value of the prognostic nutritional index in sepsis, pneumonia, and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.pdf Zhiheng Fu (25080388) Wanpeng Wang (198047) Foetal Development and Medicine infectious diseases meta-analysis PNI prognosis prognostic nutritional index systematic review Objective<p>To evaluate the prognostic value of the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in patients with infectious diseases, focusing on tuberculosis, pneumonia, and sepsis. By synthesizing extant evidence, we examine the association between baseline PNI and clinical outcomes to inform early risk stratification and nutritional monitoring. Additionally, we probe underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, offering prognostic insights.</p>Methods<p>A systematic literature search was conducted across five databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), from inception to June 2026. Following methodological appraisal via the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, we investigated associations between PNI and mortality or unfavorable outcomes. PNI was uniformly calculated at baseline using the formula: PNI = serum albumin (g/L) + 5 × lymphocyte count (×10⁹/L). Meta-analysis, Egger's test, and sensitivity analysis were performed in R software (version 4.5.0).</p>Results<p>From an initial pool of 1,383 relevant studies, 10 studies comprising 28,757 patients were included in the final analysis. Disease-stratified meta-analysis underscores PNI's prognostic association in infectious diseases. Notably, among sepsis patients, elevated baseline PNI is associated with a significantly attenuated mortality risk (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.44, 0.90). Similarly, in the pneumonia subgroup, a high PNI demonstrated a significant inverse association with mortality (HR: 0.47; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.73). Conversely, in the tuberculosis subgroup, the association between PNI and mortality did not reach statistical significance (HR: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.04, 3.82). Overall, higher PNI remained a significant protective factor against mortality or unfavorable clinical outcomes (pooled HR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.39, 0.71; P < 0.0001), with leave-one-out sensitivity analyses confirming the stability of these findings. Neither Begg's test (P = 0.2219) nor Egger's test (P = 0.1009) provided statistical evidence of small-study effects, although the limited number of included studies reduces the power of these tests.</p>Conclusions<p>Reduced baseline PNI correlates with heightened mortality in sepsis and pneumonia, yet its prognostic value in tuberculosis remains uncertain. Although PNI is a cost-effective clinical adjunct, the current evidence is too heterogeneous to support its universal use in infectious diseases. Addressing these gaps requires large-scale prospective investigations across a wider spectrum of diseases.</p> 2026-09-21T05:31:17Z Dataset Dataset 10.3389/fmed.2026.1879397.s005 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Prognostic_value_of_the_prognostic_nutritional_index_in_sepsis_pneumonia_and_tuberculosis_a_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis_pdf/33949789 CC BY 4.0