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. 2014 Jun 26;9(6):e100720. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100720

Table 5. Cox proportional hazard model of the time to detection of M. tuberculosis bacilli on MGIT960 based on 344 patients at the Mubende referral hospital.

Variable Level Coefficients (95% CI) Hazard Ratio (95% CI) p-value
HIV status Negative
Positive 2.94 (1.54–5.59) 18.9 (4.66–267) 0.001
Unknown 0.27 (0.11–0.59) 1.31 (1.12–1.80) 0.001
Tobacco usage Non smokers
Smokers 1.94 (1.19–3.17) 6.96 (3.29–23.8) 0.007
Alcohol usage Non consumers
Consumers 1.88 (1.10–3.20) 6.55 (3.00–24.5) 0.019