Table 3. Multinomial regression for association between BMI and timing of death in Patients with TBa.
| Early death in TB treatment | Late death in TB treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Body mass index (normal weight) | |||
| Underweight | 2.22 (1.45–3.40)*** | 1.14 (0.72–1.81) | |
| Overweight | 0.94 (0.45–1.97) | 0.76 (0.36–1.60) | |
| Age ≥65 years | 6.43 (3.04–13.63)*** | 4.65 (2.31–9.36)*** | |
| Male gender | 1.51 (0.91–2.49) | 1.68 (1.02–2.78)* | |
| Married status | 1.48 (0.61–3.57) | 0.99 (0.44–2.19) | |
| Education level | |||
| No education | 1 | 1 | |
| Elementary school | 0.81 (0.43–1.52) | 1.16 (0.59–2.29) | |
| High school | 0.64 (0.34–1.21) | 0.72 (0.36–1.45) | |
| University or higher | 0.46 (0.22–0.95)* | 0.59 (0.27–1.28) | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never smoking | 1 | 1 | |
| Quit smoking | 1.33 (0.66–2.66) | 0.94 (0.44–1.98) | |
| Current smoking | 0.91 (0.46–1.81) | 0.69 (0.33–1.43) | |
| Unemployment | 2.74 (1.03–7.23)* | 1.94 (0.84–4.50) | |
| DM | 0.98 (0.58–1.68) | 0.89 (0.52–1.54) | |
| ESRD | 1.72 (0.69–4.30) | 3.83 (1.90–7.73)*** | |
| Malignancy | 3.75 (2.18–6.43)*** | 4.10 (2.45–6.89)*** | |
| History of TB disease | 0.92 (0.38–2.23) | 0.98 (0.39–2.50) | |
| Positive AFB smear | 2.83 (1.79–4.46)*** | 1.21 (0.77–1.91) | |
| Positive TB culture | 1.30 (0.68–2.47) | 1.09 (0.63–1.89) | |
| Cavity on CXR | 0.96 (0.52–1.77) | 0.67 (0.32–1.44) | |
| Pleural effusion | 2.76 (1.61–4.74)*** | 1.38 (0.77–2.46) | |
| Extrapulmonary TB | 0.37 (0.08–1.63) | 0.85 (0.35–2.06) | |
aReference: successfully treated individuals.
* <.05;
** <.01;
*** <.001;
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; TB, tuberculosis; AFB, acid-fast bacilli; CXR, chest radiograph.