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. 2014 Apr;58(4):2363–2368. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01868-13

TABLE 2.

Risk of incident tuberculosis in 13,431 cohort participants based on bivariable and multivariable Poisson regression analysesa

Covariable No previous ART (132 events during 41,891 PYFU)
Current ART (50 events during 65,657 PFYU)
IRR bivariable models (95% CI)b P value IRR multivariable models (95% CI) P value IRR bivariable models (95% CI)b P value IRR multivariable models (95% CI) P value
Cumulative co-trimoxazole use/yr 0.71 (0.56–0.90) 0.005 0.70 (0.55–0.89) 0.004 0.85 (0.72–1.00) 0.05 0.87 (0.74–1.0) 0.088
Square root CD4 cells/μl 0.90 (0.88–0.92) <0.001 0.88 (0.86–0.90) <0.001 0.85 (0.82–0.89) <0.001 0.84 (0.80–0.87) <0.001
Region of originc 3.4 (2.3–5.0) <0.001 3.8 (2.5–5.7) <0.001 5.5 (3.1–9.6) <0.001 4.2 (2.3–7.6) <0.001
IDU 1.1 (0.77–1.6) 0.625 1.4 (0.95–2.1) 0.092 0.31 (0.12–0.78) 0.013 0.46 (0.17–1.2) 0.113
Age of >40 yrd 0.71 (0.46–1.1) 0.117 0.85 (0.54–1.3) 0.480 0.54 (0.28–1.1) 0.074 0.61 (0.31–1.2) 0.155
a

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IRR, incidence rate ratio; ART, antiretroviral treatment; IDU, intravenous drug use.

b

The IRR bivariable models were adjusted for time-updated CD4 cell count.

c

Region of origin other than Europe, North America, or Australia.

d

Age at baseline (1 January 1992 or at registration in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, whichever is later).