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. 2017 May 30;17:373. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2473-y

Table 4.

Crude and Adjusted HR and 95% CI as estimated by Cox proportional hazards regression for death, n = 310, INI-Fiocruz cohort, 2000–2010

Variable Crude HR (CI 95%) p value Adjusted HR (CI 95%) p value
Sex
 Male Ref.
 Female 1.54 (0.84–2.80) 0.16
Education
 Up to 4 years Ref.
 5–8 years 0.75 (0.41–1.35) 0.33
  > 8 years 1.26 (0.64–2.48) 0.50
Age at TB diagnosis 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.08 1.03 (1.00–1,05) 0.09
Race
 White Ref.
 Black 1.21 (0.59–2.49) 0.61 2.03 (0.87–4.78) 0.10
 Mixed Black 1.22 (0.69–2.16) 0.49 1.68 (0.89–3.16) 0.11
CD4 T cell count at TB diagnosis (cells\mm3)
  > 50 Ref.
  ≤ 50 2.31 (1.37–3.88) 0.00 3.10 (1.72–5.58) 0.00
Number of ARV change for toxicity 2.12 (0.47–9.55) 0.33
Clinical presentationof TB
 Extrapulmonary, localized Ref.
 Disseminated 2.60 (0.97–6.97) 0.06 3.70 (1.29–10.59) 0.01
 Pulmonary 1.51 (0.50–5.57) 0.46 2.42 (0.72–8.15) 0.15
Rifampin discontinuation before the end of TB treatment 1.72 (0.83–3.56) 0.15
Mechanical ventilation (n; %) 2.91 (1.36–6.22) 0.01 2.81 (1.17–6.76) 0.02
MTB-IRIS 0.77 (0.37–1.57) 0.47

HR hazard ratio, 95%CI 95% confidence interval;

TB tuberculosis;

ARV antiretroviral;

MTB-IRIS Mycobacteryum tuberculosis related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome