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. 2012 May 29;109(24):9557–9562. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1203517109

Table 1.

Model parameters

Epidemiological data point Value, Rio de Janeiro Value, model Corresponding model parameter Value in model Sensitivity analysis range Source
TB incidence, per 100,000 per year 95.3 95.3 Number of transmissions per case of active TB per year, community 3.71 2.36–4.59 (1)
Proportion of TB incidence in the hotspot 16.5% 16.5% Number of transmissions per case of active TB per year, hotspot 9.74 7.93–11.40 (1)
HIV/TB incidence, per 100,000 per year 10.7 10.7 Rate of rapid progression after recent infection, HIV-positive, per year 0.31 0.15–0.82 (2)
Rate of slow progression after remote infection, HIV-positive, per year Held at 25% the rate of rapid progression (3, 4)
TB mortality, per 100,000/y 5.0 5.0 TB mortality rate, HIV-negative, per year 0.031 0.016–0.047 (2)
HIV/TB mortality, per 100,000/y 0.7 0.7 TB mortality rate, HIV-positive, per year 0.074 0.041–0.111 (2)
TB prevalence, per 100,000 103.1 103.1 TB detection and treatment rate, HIV-negative, per year 0.87 0.79–0.99 (5)
TB detection and treatment rate, HIV-positive, per year Held at twice the HIV-negative rate Reflects relative mortality rates
HIV prevalence, per 100,000 390 390 HIV incidence, per year 1.5 × 10−4 1.0–2.1 × 10−4 (2)
HIV mortality, per 100,000/y 16.0 16.0 HIV mortality rate (non-TB) per year 0.026 0.001–0.5 (2)
Proportion of retreatment cases 27.4% 27.4% TB relapse rate per year 0.0083 0.0063–0.0187 (2)
Additional parameters not fit to epidemiological data Relative infectivity of HIV/TB cases 0.68 0–1 (6)
Partial immunity to reinfection if latently infected 0.56 0.42–0.70 (7, 8)
Duration of recent infection phase 5 y 4.2–6.2 y (9)
Rate of rapid progression during this phase, HIV-negative, per year 0.03 0.026–0.036 (9)
Rate of slow progression of remote TB infection, HIV-negative, per year 0.0005 0.0002–0.0011 (4)
Life expectancy 73 y 40–100 (10)
Relative HIV incidence in hotspot vs. community 2.13 1.0–5.0 (2)