TABLE 4.

Regression analysis exploring factors associated with stool Xpert positivity^a

Variable	ORb	95% CIc	P value	aORd	95% CI	P value
Sex
Male	Reference
Female	3.4	1.1–11.2	0.03	3.0	0.8–10.7	0.09
Age in mo	1.0	0.99–1.0	0.30
HIV status
Negative	Reference
Positive	1.2	0.3–5.5	0.84
Stool consistency
Liquid	Reference
Not liquid	0.90	0.5–1.6	0.73
Stool collection time in relation to respiratory specimen collection
After	Reference
Same day/before	0.9	0.3–2.6	0.80
Stool collection time in relation to TB treatment initiation
After	Reference
Same day/before	2.3	0.7–7.4	0.15
TB disease severity
Not severe	Reference
Severe	22.1	6.5–75.4	<0.001	20.9	6.0–72.0	<0.001

^aAny stool Xpert test positive; per-participant analysis.

^bOR, odds ratio. “Reference” refers to the base or reference category used for the regression analyses.

^cCI, confidence interval.

^daOR, adjusted odds ratio.