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. 2011 Jul 5;6(7):e21836. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021836

Table 5. Relative risk and attributable risk proportion for anti-TB treatment between ATLI and non-ATLI anti-TB treatment cases.a .

Result
Category Subcategory ATLI Non-ATLI RR (95% CI) AR %d (95% CI)
Intensive treatment phaseb Prolonged 17 (16.19%) 323 (7.71%) 2.11 (1.23, 3.60) 52.51 (18.81, 72.22)
Un-prolonged 88 (83.81%) 3864 (92.29%)
Smear result at 2 monthsc Negative converted 94 (91.26%) 3929 (94.54%) 1.56 (0.77, 3.17) 35.91 (−30.35, 68.48)
Un-negative converted 9 (9.74%) 227 (5.46%)
Clinical treatment outcome Unsuccessful outcomese 16 (15.09%) 67 (1.60%) 9.25 (5.69,15.05) 89.19 (82.42, 93.36)
Successful outcomesf 90 (84.91%) 4131 (98.40%)
a

Abbreviation used in table: TB, tuberculosis; ATLI, Anti-tuberculosis Drug Induced Liver Injury; RR, relative risk; AR%: attributable risk proportion.

b

Intensive treatment phase: the number of patients was 4292, because 12 patients missed data.

c

Smear result at 2 months: the number of patients was 4259, because 45 patients missed smear examination.

d

AR%: it is the percent of the incidence of an outcome in the exposed that is due to the exposure.

e

Unsuccessful outcomes: A sum of treatment failure, died, default and transfer out.

f

Successful outcomes: A sum of cure and treatment completed.