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. 2019 May 16;19:427. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4063-7

Table 4.

Factors associated with 5-year mortality rate among TB cases

Variables Univariate Multivariate
P HR 95% CI P aHR 95% CI
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Age 0.001* 1.031 1.021 1.042 0.002* 1.024 1.009 1.039
Male 0.010* 1.697 1.132 2.542 0.010* 2.014 1.186 3.418
Saudi 0.296 0.681 0.332 1.4 0.282 0.599 0.235 1.525
Obesity 0.816 1.076 0.582 1.989 0.677 0.87 0.452 1.676
Smoke 0.579 0.776 0.316 1.904 0.912 1.055 0.41 2.712
Clinical features
 General 0.092 1.545 0.932 2.56 0.049* 1.913 1.004 3.644
 Systemic 0.248 0.802 0.552 1.166 0.234 0.747 0.462 1.208
 Respiratory 0.372 0.843 0.58 1.225 0.796 1.074 0.627 1.837
 Cavitations 0.093 0.558 0.282 1.103 0.064 0.441 0.186 1.049
Site of TB 0.396 1.176 0.809 1.71 0.744 1.093 0.641 1.861
Comorbidities
 Respiratory 0.023* 1.823 1.087 3.057 0.048* 1.898 1.005 3.582
 Other 0.001* 2.377 1.569 3.602 0.004* 2.346 1.313 4.192
 Cancer 0.001* 3.274 1.995 5.373 0.001* 3.292 1.804 6.006
 Immunocompromised 0.842 1.076 0.524 2.209 0.319 0.589 0.208 1.668

*Wald chi-square test is significant α = 0.05. HR, hazard ratio; aHR, adjusted hazard ratio