TABLE 3.
Characteristic | Level* | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P Value† |
All subjects (N = 101) | |||
Sputum appearance | Purulent/mucopurulent | 1 (referent) | |
Salivary/mucosalivary | 4.42 (1.23–21.43) | 0.0702 | |
BACTEC 460 culture | Per 1-d decrease | 1.17 (1.05–1.33) | 0.0014 |
HIV-uninfected only (N = 35) | |||
Sputum appearance | Purulent/mucopurulent | 1 (referent) | |
Salivary/mucosalivary | 29.36 (2.43–1,365) | 0.0189 | |
BACTEC 460 culture | Per 1-d decrease | 1.53 (1.14–2.63) | 0.0012 |
Definition of abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
Participants with missing data for dependent or independent variables and bloody sputum type (2 subjects) were excluded from model.
Likelihood ratio tests.