TABLE 3.

RESULTS OF MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION TO PREDICT AEROSOL PRODUCTION

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.