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. 2018 May 24;8(5):e021111. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021111

Table 2.

Univariate analysis for risk factors for mortality

Variable Proportion died (%) OR (95% CI) P values
Gender
 Male 10/255 (3.9) 1
 Female 17/307 (5.5) 1.43 (0.65 to 3.19)  0.37
Age group
 >30 5/144 (3.5) 1
 30–39.9 14/210 (6.7) 1.99 (0.69 to 5.64)
 ≤40 8/208 (3.8) 1.11 (0.36 to 3.47)  0.29
Self-reported HIV status
 Negative 5/130 (3.8) 1
 HIV-positive on ART 4/120 (3.3) 0.86 (0.23 to 3.28)
 HIV-positive not on ART 14/205 (6.8) 1.83 (0.64 to 5.21)  0.29
Number of TB symptoms
 ≤1 5/194 (2.6) 1
 2 and more 22/368 (6.0) 2.4 (0.89 to 6.45)  0.05
BMI
 <18.5 4/78 (5.1) 0.88 (0.29 to 2.68)
 18.5–24.9 18/311 (5.8) 1
 25+ 5/173 (2.9) 0.48 (0.18 to 1.32)  0.33

ART, antiretroviral treatment; BMI, body mass index; TB, tuberculosis.