Table 2.
Predictors of Death Among Participants With Bacteremic Disseminated Tuberculosis, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre and Mawenzi Regional Hospital, 2006–2010 (n = 20)
| Variable | OR | P Value |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.0 | .578 |
| Sex | 0.60 | .583 |
| Fever >1 month | 0.00 | >.999 |
| Cough >1 month | 0.00 | .999 |
| Diarrhea >1 month | a | a |
| Weight loss >1 month | a | a |
| Receipt of antituberculosis drugs since current illness started | 0.00 | >.999 |
| Receipt of antiretroviral therapy since current illness started | 1.3 | .796 |
| Receipt of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis since current illness started | 0.60 | .538 |
| Years since first positive HIV test | 0.59 | .538 |
| Past treatment for tuberculosis | 0.00 | .999 |
| Years since first treated for tuberculosis | a | a |
| Temperature | 0.91 | .898 |
| Body mass index | 0.87 | .318 |
| Conjunctival pallor | 0.45 | .427 |
| Oral candidiasis | 6.7 | .120 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 2.9 | .287 |
| Blood pressure, systolic | 0.99 | .681 |
| Blood pressure, diastolic | 0.99 | .524 |
| Respiratory rate | 1.0 | .812 |
| Reduced oxygen saturation | 1.4 | .123 |
| Abnormal breath sounds | a | a |
| Presence of ascites | 0.80 | .881 |
| Hepatomegaly | 1.3 | .796 |
| Splenomegaly | a | a |
| Glasgow coma score | a | a |
| Neck stiffness | a | a |
| Kernig sign positive | a | a |
| Presence of herpes zoster scar | 0.70 | .812 |
| Presence of Kaposi sarcoma | 0.00 | >.999 |
| Presence of BCG scar | a | a |
| Abnormal chest radiograph | 0.42 | .512 |
| Presence of infiltrates on chest radiograph | 1.0 | 1.000 |
| Presence of nodules on chest radiograph | 0.00 | .999 |
| Presence of cavities on chest radiograph | 2.0 | .638 |
| Presence of pleural effusion on chest radiograph | 0.80 | .887 |
| Presence of hilar lymphadenopathy on chest radiograph | a | a |
| Presence of pericardial effusion on chest radiograph | a | a |
| HIV infection laboratory confirmed | 1.3 | .881 |
| CD4 cell count | 0.89 | .049 |
| Positive cryptococcal antigen test | a | a |
| Hemoglobin level | 1.2 | .584 |
| Hematocrit level | 1.1 | .499 |
| Total lymphocyte count | 0.76 | .050 |
| Platelet count | 1.0 | .226 |
| Raised neutrophil count | 1.1 | .226 |
| Blood culture time to positivity for M. tuberculosis | 1.0 | .720 |
| M. tuberculosis bacteremia magnitude | 1.1 | .272 |
For continuous variables, odds ratios are per unit increase in value.
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio.
a Unavailable due to missing values, or the variable is constant for all data.