Table 2. Adjusted relative risk ratios (RRR), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and P-values for risk factors for death at 2 months^*.

Risk Factor	Adjusted RRR of death* (95% CI)	P-value	Adjusted RRR of unknown status* (95% CI)	P-value
Female (reference)	1		1
Male	0.63(0.35,1.15)	0.13	0.76(0.43,1.35)	0.35
Age<30 years (reference)	1		1
Age 30–40 years	0.71(0.38,1.15)	0.27	1.18(0.66,2.09)	0.58
Age>40 years	0.89(0.41,1.95)	0.78	0.59(0.24,1.47)	0.26
Sputum smear negative (reference)	1		1
Sputum smear positive	0.86(0.39,1.90)	0.70	0.64(0.24,1.69)	0.37
No antiretroviral therapy at enrollment (reference)	1		1
On antiretroviral therapy at enrollment	0.82(0.46,1.45)	0.49	0.74(0.42,1.31)	0.31
No cough more than 14 days (reference)	1		1
Cough>14 days	1.15(0.6,2.03)	0.63	1.11(0.63,1.94)	0.72
LAM or CRAG antigen test positive	2.29(1.29,4.05)	0.005	0.71(0.39,1.28)	0.25

CI = confidence intervals, RRR = relative risk ratio, SD = standard deviation, Mtb = Mycobacterium tuberculosis, LAM = lipoarabinomannan, CRAG = cryptococcal antigen.

*N = 350 with complete records, Multinomial logistic regression model adjusted for gender, age, baseline direct smear positivity, currently on ART. Alive group as reference.