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. 2014 Apr 22;9(4):e95603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095603

Table 7. Treatment completion and change in weight in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis treated in the Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Bénin.

Characteristics All patients HIV-negative HIV-positive p (value)
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis 129 95 34
Treatment Completion n (%*) 101 (78.3) 74 (77.9) 26 (76.5) 0.86
Increase in Weight n (%**) 82 (81.2) 60 (81.1) 21 (80.8) 0.83
Mean increase in weight (Kg) [95%CI] 5.8 [4.9–6.6] 5.21 [4.2–6.2] 7.3 [5.7–8.9] 0.03

Note:

* The percentage was calculated from the EPTB cases diagnosed.

** The percentage is calculated from the total number of patients who completed their treatment.

95CI = 95 Confidence Interval.