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. 2019 Feb 4;14(2):e0211688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211688

Table 3. Determinants of occurrence of TB disease in study patients in Ethiopia during and after isoniazid preventive therapy use, September 2005 to October 2013 (n = 4,484).

While taking IPT After Completing IPT
Variable Sub-category Person Years TB Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
Person Years TB Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P value*
Age <15 240 2 620 4
  ≥15 1930 22 0.91 (0.17–4.81) 9640 60 0.9 (0.3–2.66) 0.799
Gender Female 1380 13 6630 37
  Male 790 11 1.45 (0.65–3.25) 3630 27 1.27 (0.77–2.09) 0.794
Baseline WHO Stage I or II 870 8 4340 24
  III or IV 1300 16 1.2 (0.51–2.84) 5920 40 1.24 (0.74–2.07) 0.909
Baseline CD4 Count <100 390 5 2090 13
  100–349 1310 13 0.58 (0.2–1.65) 6910 43 0.79 (0.42–1.48) 0.720
  ≥350 460 6 0.71 (0.21–2.43) 1250 8 0.77 (0.31–1.92) 0.975
Treatment Status IPT only 400 9 840 20
  ART and IPT 1770 15 0.51 (0.21–1.21) 9420 44 0.2 (0.11–0.36) 0.156

*Test for interaction for factor with time