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. 2011 May 18;6(5):e19566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019566

Table 4. Predictors of serious adverse events for 167 HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in univariate and multivariate analysis.

Variable unadjusted HR 95% CI p-value adjusted HR 95% CI p-value
Age <35 years 1.62 0.97–2.71 ns 1.41 0.83–2.40 ns
Female sex 1.30 0.78–2.17 ns -
Smoking 0.91 0.53–1.55 ns -
Alcohol intake 0.78 0.44–1.37 ns -
Hospital admission 2.04 0.97–4.30 ns 1.44 0.65–3.19 ns
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis 2.12 1.12–4.00 0.020 1.99 1.05–3.76 0.036
Prior tuberculosis history 1.05 0.51–2.13 ns -
Body mass index <18.5 kg/mm2 1.50 0.86–2.61 ns -
Hemoglobin <11 g/dL 1.40 0.80–2.45 ns -
CD4 count <100 cells/mm3 1.71 1.01–2.90 0.044 1.55 0.90–2.70 ns
Use of antiretroviral treatment 1.36 0.73–2.52 ns -

HR: hazard ratio, Cox proportional hazard regression analysis; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; p-value<0.05.