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. 2021 Jan 13;11:1178. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81025-w

Table 4.

Risk factors for MAC-PD mortality.

Censored (n = 247) Death (n = 48) Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
p-value HR (95%CI) p-value Adjusted HR (95%CI)
Characteristic
Sex, male 49 (11.7) 21 (44.7) 0.0002* 3.19 (1.77–5.71)  < .0001* 3.00 (1.50–5.92)
Age, years 65.3 (± 10.6) 69.1 (± 9.4) 0.0008* 1.06 (1.02–1.10) 0.0315* 1.04 (1.00–1.08)
BMI 18.9 (± 2.6) 17.4 (± 2.9)  < .0001* 0.76 (0.66–0.87)  < .0001* 0.80 (0.70–0.91)
Underlying disease
 COPD 7 (2.8) 8 (17.0) 0.0046* 3.56 (1.54–7.23) 0.2279 1.88 (0.66–4.97)
 Old Tb 7 (2.8) 8 (17.0) 0.003* 3.83 (1.66–7.80) 0.0247* 3.10 (1.15–9.12)
 DM 16 (6.5) 11 (23.4) 0.0005* 4.02 (1.94–7.70) 0.0188* 2.84 (1.20–6.40)
 CPA 1 (0.4) 2 (4.3) 0.0072* 16.3 (2.60–56.1) 0.0502 7.32 (0.998–35.55)
CRP 1.1 (± 2.1) 2.4 (± 2.5)  < .0001* 1.23 (1.13–1.33)  < .0001* 1.22 (1.06–1.41)
NB form 212 (85.5) 37 (78.7) 0.1846 0.61 (0.31–1.29)
Cavity 92 (37.2) 35 (72.9)  < .0001* 4.24 (2.27–8.45) 0.0472* 2.11 (1.01–4.56)
M. avium 143 (57.7) 17 (36.2) 0.0028* 0.41 (0.22–0.74) 0.0106* 0.44 (0.23–0.83)
AFB stain positive 94 (37.9) 29 (61.7) 0.0123* 2.09 (1.17–3.84)
Standard regimen 201 (81.0) 37 (78.7) Ref 1.00
Alternative regimen 47 (19.0) 10 (21.3) 0.7212 1.68 (0.88–3.46)
Aminoglycoside use 74 (29.8) 11 (23.4) 0.1173 0.60 (0.29–1.13)
Adjuvant surgery 10 (4.0) 0 (0.0) 0.0822 0.0793

Data represent n (%) or median (interquartile range).

MAC-PD Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease; HR hazard ratio; CI confidence interval; BMI body mass index; COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Tb tuberculosis; DM, diabetes mellitus; CRP C-reactive protein; NB nodular bronchiectasis; CPA chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.