Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of HIV/MTB co-infection patients by treatment outcomes in Guangxi, Southern China
| Characteristics | TB cure n (%) | TB complete treatment n (%) | TB treatment failure, patient missing, adverse events n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 680 (28.92) | 1289 (54.83) | 382 (16.25) | |
| Age (year) | ||||
| Median | 45.00 | 48.00 | 53.00 | < 0.0001 |
| IRQ | 31.00–58.00 | 32.50–62.00 | 39.00–67.00 | |
| Gender | < 0.0001 | |||
| Male | 455 (66.91) | 796 (61.75) | 284 (74.35) | |
| Female | 225 (33.09) | 493 (38.25) | 98 (25.65) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.30 | |||
| Han | 403 (59.26) | 734 (56.95) | 231 (60.47) | |
| Zhuang | 253 (37.22) | 523 (40.57) | 136 (35.60) | |
| Yao | 12 (1.76) | 21 (1.63) | 10 (2.62) | |
| Others | 12 (1.76) | 11 (0.85) | 5 (1.31) | |
| Occupation | < 0.0001 | |||
| Farmer | 538 (79.12) | 929 (72.07) | 306 (80.10) | |
| Government employee | 19 (2.79) | 91 (7.05) | 16 (4.19) | |
| Worker | 15 (2.21) | 38 (2.95) | 9 (2.36) | |
| House nursing | 44 (6.47) | 74 (5.74) | 29 (7.59) | |
| Farmer worker | 21 (3.09) | 25 (1.94) | 4 (1.05) | |
| Student | 12 (1.76) | 31 (2.40) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Others | 31 (4.56) | 101 (7.85) | 18 (4.71) | |
| Infection route | 0.73 | |||
| Heterosexual | 547 (80.44) | 1004 (77.89) | 282 (73.82) | |
| Homosexual | 11 (1.62) | 22 (1.71) | 3 (0.79) | |
| IDU | 35 (5.15) | 61 (4.73) | 14 (3.66) | |
| Blood transfusion | 13 (1.91) | 17 (1.32) | 3 (0.79) | |
| Others | 74 (10.88) | 185 (134.35) | 80 (20.94) | |
| ART | < 0.0001 | |||
| Initiated ART | 362 (53.24) | 689 (53.45) | 127 (33.25) | |
| ART naïve | 255 (37.50) | 450 (34.91) | 182 (47.64) | |
| Unknown | 63 (9.26) | 150 (11.64) | 73 (19.11) | |
| CD4 Count | ||||
| Median | 223 | 184 | 105 | 0.002 |
| IRQ | 53.0–417.0 | 56.0–367.0 | 25.50–268.50 | |
Abbreviation: IRQ Interquartile Range; IDU Injection drugs users; ART Antiretroviral therapy