Table 2.

Characteristics associated with death during tuberculosis treatment (n = 4578)

Characteristic	n	Adjusted OR (99%CI)
Age ≥85 years	248	26.4 (19.2–36.3)
HIV-infected, age 45–64 years, non-homeless	554	18.9 (14.1–25.2)
Age 80–84 years	239	18.6 (13.5–25.4)
Age 75–79 years	308	16.0 (11.9–21.6)
Age 70–74 years	302	13.1 (9.7–17.6)
Age 65–69 years	316	10.6 (7.9–14.2)
HIV-infected, age 25–44 years, homeless	114	8.5 (5.9–12.2)
HIV-infected, age 25–44 years, non-homeless	854	7.7 (5.7–10.4)
Age 45–64 years, no HIV, non-homeless	948	5.3 (4.1–6.8)
HIV-infected, non-age 25–64 years, homeless	233	3.9 (3.1–5.0)
HIV-infected, non-age 25–44 years, non-homeless	679	3.6 (3.1–4.1)
HIV-infected, age 45–64 years, homeless	101	3.0 (1.9–4.8)
MDR-TB	102	2.7 (2.0–3.6)
American Indian	81	2.4 (1.7–3.5)
Black females	761	2.1 (1.6–2.6)
Long-term care residents	278	1.9 (1.5–2.2)
US-born	3645	1.8 (1.6–2.0)
Homeless, no HIV, age 25–44 years	55	1.7 (1.2–2.4)
Non-Black males	1675	1.5 (1.3–1.7)
Age 25–44 years, no HIV, non-homeless	304	1.5 (1.2–2)
Hispanic	722	1.5 (1.2–1.9)
White	1150	1.4 (1.1–1.7)
Correctional facility resident	151	0.7 (0.6–0.9)

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; MDR-TB = multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.