Table 1.
Background characteristics and comparison between 307 HIV-positive- and 809 HIV-negative-TB patients
| HIV-positive TB-patients (n=307) |
HIV-negative TB-patients (n=809) |
OR (95% CI)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background data | Median age (years; range) | 32 (18–70) | 29 (18–80) | – |
| Male gender | 156 (50.8) | 432 (53.4) | – | |
| Urban residence | 274/306 (89.5) | 669/807 (82.9) | – | |
| Rural residence | 32/306 (10.5) | 138/807 (17.1) | – | |
| Smear-positive PTB | 96 (31.3) | 309 (38.2) | – | |
| Smear negative PTB | 96 (31.3) | 214 (26.5) | – | |
| Peripheral lymphadenitis | 91 (29.6) | 205 (25.3) | – | |
| Other location of TB | 34 (11.0) | 91 (11.3) | – | |
| Median CD4 cell count (IQR) | 173 (95–336) | 671 (500–883) | – | |
| Median CD4/CD45% (IQR) | 12 (8–18) (n=209) | 37 (31–43) (n=518) | – | |
| Symptoms associated | Oral candidiasis | 92 (30.0) | 11 (1.4) | 5.9 (3.5–9.9) |
| with HIV diagnosis | Herpes zoster | 24/306 (7.8) | 4 (0.5) | 4.3 (1.6–11.2) |
| Skin rash | 38 (12.4) | 4 (0.5) | 2.7 (1.2–5.9) | |
| Diarrhea | 66/305 (21.6) | 34/808 (4.2) | 1.9 (1.1–3.1) | |
| MUAC ≥22 cm | 105 (30) | 409 (50.6) | REF | |
| MUAC 20–22 cm | 92 (30) | 239 (29.5) | 1.5 (1.0–2.1) | |
| MUAC 19–20 cm | 42 (13.7) | 71 (8.8) | 2.2 (1.4–3.6) | |
| MUAC <19 cm | 68 (22.1) | 90 (11.1) | 2.5 (1.6–3.9) | |
| Odynophagia | 117 (38.1) | 102 (12.6) | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | |
| Conjunctival pallor | 118 (38.4) | 93/806 (11.5) | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | |
| Previous history of TB | 7 (2.3) | 40 (4.9) | 0.3 (0.1–0.7) |
Presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. CD4 cell values in cells/mm3.
No significant associations (95% CI) were found for age, gender residence, and type of TB.
*
Multivariate associations between HIV diagnosis and the variables.