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. 2015 Mar 3;10(3):e0118929. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118929

Table 4. Stepwise Logistic Regression Analysis of Comorbidity on TB-Related Deaths in Different Age Groups.

		Younger than 65 y/o OR (95% CI)		65–74 y/o OR (95% CI)		75 y/o and older OR (95% CI)
		TB-specific	Non-TB-specific	TB-specific	Non-TB-specific	TB-specific	Non-TB-specific
Sex
	Male	2.36 (1.65–3.36) ^*	2.04 (1.67–2.49) ^*	1.53 (1.08–2.15) ^*	1.33 (1.11–1.60) ^*
Residence
	Eastern	2.37 (1.56–3.61) ^*		2.00 (1.07–3.76) ^*		1.95 (1.41–2.70) ^*	1.44 (1.11–1.87) ^*
Comorbidity
	HIV		5.92 (3.65–9.62) ^*
	CKD	3.73 (2.27–6.12) ^*	8.02 (6.22–10.34) ^*	1.95 (1.21–3.15) ^*	3.75 (2.96–4.75) ^*	2.02 (1.61–2.54) ^*	2.32 (1.98–2.71) ^*
	Stroke	4.02 (2.63–6.13) ^*	3.75 (2.88–4.88) ^*	1.95 (1.38–2.76) ^*	3.15 (2.62–3.79) ^*	1.54 (1.33–1.79) ^*	2.04 (1.84–2.25) ^*
	Cancer		9.79 (8.28–11.58) ^*		3.38 (2.86–4.01) ^*	0.68 (0.55–0.84) ^*	1.88 (1.68–2.10) ^*
	Liver	1.39 (0.92–2.11)	2.71 (2.23–3.31) ^*		2.17 (1.75–2.69) ^*		1.34 (1.12–1.60) ^*
	DM		1.38 (1.15–1.65) ^*				1.22 (1.10–1.35) ^*

*: Reached statistically significant difference.