Table 4. Association between the degree of immunodeficiency and tuberculosis with an allopatric Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain among European patients (n = 233).
Degree of immunodeficiency | n | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
OR | 95% OR | P value | OR | 95% OR | P value | ||
Nadir CD4 T cell count (CD4 cells/µl) | <0.0001 | 0.0050 | |||||
HIV–negative | 197 | 1.0 | (ref) | 1.0 | (ref) | ||
≥200 | 11 | 4.64 | (0.87–24.70) | 2.56 | (0.37–17.65) | ||
50–199 | 17 | 6.43 | (1.74–23.70) | 6.96 | (1.18–41.11) | ||
<50 | 8 | 12.53 | (2.58–60.84) | 13.0 | (1.54–109.75) |
Model was adjusted for age, sex, Swiss-born, frequent travelling, contact with foreign-born population, and immunosuppression other than HIV infection (see Figure 2 for a graphical overview).
P values of linear tests for trend are shown.