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. 2017 Mar 10;12(3):e0173309. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173309

Table 2. Patient Characteristics Associated with TB Incidence after ART Initiation.

Original Crude Adjusted
N Rate/100 HR 95%CI p AHR 95% CI p
Year of ART Initiation
    2004–2006 402 0.60 1.00 1.00
    2007–2009 1,953 0.50 0.48 0.29–0.80 0.007 0.45 0.20–1.01 0.052
    2010–2012 1,126 0.83 0.55 0.25–1.23 0.143 0.62 0.29–1.35 0.218
Age at Enrollment
    15–24 390 0.60 1.00 1.00
    25–34 1,488 0.67 1.30 0.42–4.01 0.637 0.90 0.37–2.23 0.822
    35–44 1,045 0.49 0.67 0.18–2.55 0.550 0.27 0.10–0.74 0.013
    45+ 556 0.49 0.65 0.14–2.96 0.565 0.26 0.06–1.18 0.078
Gender*
    Female 2,320 0.47 1.00
    Male 1,176 0.78 1.76 0.83–3.73 0.136 - - -
Marital Status
    Single/Divorced/Widowed 1,164 0.54 1.00 1.00
    Married 2,172 0.59 1.11 0.64–1.92 0.695 1.58 0.68–3.63 0.274
Education Level
    None 355 0.62 1.00 1.00
    Primary 685 0.76 2.31 0.52–10.31 0.264 1.41 0.27–7.34 0.674
    Secondary 1,173 0.63 1.60 0.37–6.92 0.517 0.92 0.20–4.21 0.909
    Tertiary 623 0.29 0.92 0.17–4.96 0.917 0.62 0.11–3.42 0.575
Employment Status
    Employed 1,797 0.59 1.00 1.00
    Unemployed 1,279 0.55 0.88 0.33–2.34 0.797 0.93 0.29–2.96 0.895
Baseline CD4 count
    ≥ 200/μL 1,054 0.29 1.00 1.00
    50- < 200/μL 1,365 0.53 1.58 0.68–3.66 0.276 1.34 0.55–3.25 0.499
    < 50/μL 429 1.62 4.89 1.51–15.84 0.010 4.17 1.36–12.72 0.014
Baseline Weight
    <45kg 404 0.69 1.00 1.00
    45-60kg 1,716 0.66 0.83 0.26–2.64 0.741 0.96 0.26–3.60 0.952
    >60kg 1,152 0.44 0.48 0.14–1.72 0.249 0.80 0.21–3.01 0.727
WHO Stage
    Stage I 845 0.30 1.00 1.00
    Stage II 850 0.64 2.58 0.86–7.70 0.087 1.88 0.64–5.48 0.238
    Stage III/IV 1,569 0.72 2.17 0.77–6.12 0.137 0.62 0.28–1.68 0.337
Functional Status
    Asymptomatic 2,151 0.36 1.00 1.00
    Symptoms but normal activity 909 0.92 2.24 0.90–5.59 0.082 1.76 0.76–4.08 0.174
    Bedridden at all 100 1.49 4.79 0.93–24.68 0.060 2.75 0.52–14.55 0.215
TB Status at ART Initiation
    No TB 2,789 0.27 1.00 1.00
    Suspected TB 226 4.52 11.2 5.47–22.75 0.000 12.23 4.46–33.50 0.000
    Prior TB 41 3.94 16.3 3.23–82.16 0.001 17.64 3.54–87.88 0.001

* Some non-proportionality was identified with gender and so subsequent models were stratified by this variable