. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 19.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Jul;13(7):855–861.

Table 3. Univariate analysis of predictors of mortality in a treatment cohort of South African XDR-TB patients.

		Deceased Number/total (%)	Survivors Number/total (%)	P value	Univariate Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
Sex	Female	13/25 (52)	21/35 (60)	0.36	0.69 (0.31-1.52)
Age (years)	50+	2/25 (8)	4/35 (11)	0.66	0.67 (0.11-4.00)
Previous TB Treatment	Yes	17/25 (68)	26/35 (74)	0.69	0.78 (0.23-2.67)
Previous MDR-TB Diagnosis	Yes	8/25 (32)	14/35 (40)	0.59	0.89 (0.34-2.32)
HIV Infected	Yes	18/23 (78)	25/32 (78)	0.90	0.96 (0.52-1.78)
CD4 count (cells/mm³)	Less than 200	7/9 (78)	9/20 (45)	0.16	3.07 (0.64-14.79)
On HAART	Yes	8/25 (32)	13/35 (37)	0.75	0.87 (0.38-2.02)
Severe AEs^*	Yes	6/18 (33)	11/32 (34)	0.94	0.94 (0.35-2.51)

AEs- Adverse Events