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. 2019 Oct 29;19:914. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4569-z

Table 2.

Incidence rate of TB disease per 100 person-years in participants receiving first- and second-line ART

Characteristics Overall First-line ART Second-line ART p-value first- vs second-line ART
IR 95%CI IR 95%CI IR 95%CI
 Overall 3.94 3.48–4.46 4.39 3.86–5.00 1.64 1.01–2.63 < 0.001
Age
 18–29 3.67 2.75–4.88 3.82 2.83–5.16 2.55 0.95–6.79 0.44
 30–39 4.10 3.39–4.96 4.39 3.61–5.35 2.25 1.12–4.51 0.07
 40–49 3.92 3.11–4.95 4.72 3.71–6.01 1.21 0.50–2.92 0.004
  > 50 3.85 2.56–5.80 4.78 3.17–7.19 0
Sex
 Female 3.26 2.69–3.95 3.46 2.84–4.22 1.67 0.75–3.72 0.08
 Male 4.63 3.94–5.46 5.48 4.62–6.49 1.62 0.89–2.92 < 0.001
CD4+ count at respective ART initiation (cells/mm3)
  > 350 1.14 0.61–2.12 1.94 0.97–3.89 0.42 0.10–1.71 0.06
 S200–349 2.86 2.25–3.64 3.05 2.37–3.91 1.64 0.68–3.96 0.18
  < 200 5.55 4.78–6.45 5.72 4.90–6.68 3.74 2.01–6.95 0.18
Time since respective ART initiation
  < 3 months 112.77 92.23–137.89 122.22 99.85–149.60 13.63 1.92–96.82 0.02
 3 to 6 months 17.23 11.97–24.79 17.49 11.81–25.88 15.78 5.92–42.04 0.84
  > 6 months 2.05 1.72–2.44 2.22 1.84–2.67 1.19 0.67–2.10 0.04
Residence
 Urban 4.31 3.74–4.96 4.63 4.00–5.36 2.37 1.43–3.93 0.01
 Semi-urban or rural 3.01 2.31–3.94 3.74 2.85–4.91 0.50 0.12–2.00 0.006

ART Antiretroviral therapy, IR Incidence rate, CI Confidence interval