Table 3.
Factors associated with all-cause mortality in NTM patients.
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P- value | HR | 95% CI | P- value | |
| B lymphocyte (/μL) | ||||||
| <18 | 7.130 | 1.571–32.364 | 0.011 | 6.354 | 1.339–30.149 | 0.020 |
| 18–59 | 2.324 | 0.424–12.745 | 0.331 | 1.792 | 0.311–10.332 | 0.541 |
| 60–138 | 3.624 | 0.752–17.458 | 0.109 | 2.619 | 0.523–13.118 | 0.242 |
| >138 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||||
| CD4+ T lymphocyte (/μL) | ||||||
| <156 | 5.546 | 1.554–19.795 | 0.008 | 4.974 | 1.293–19.130 | 0.020 |
| 156–419 | 3.264 | 0.837–12.731 | 0.088 | 2.926 | 0.738–11.608 | 0.127 |
| 420–575 | 1.709 | 0.382–7.650 | 0.484 | 1.634 | 0.354–7.542 | 0.529 |
| >575 | 1 [Reference] | - | - | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Hgb (<109 g/L) | 5.769 | 2.205–15.093 | 0.000 | 3.262 | 1.027–10.366 | 0.045 |
| Dissemination NTM infection | 2.518 | 1.219–5.202 | 0.013 | NA | ||
| Immunosuppression | 3.537 | 1.526–8.362 | 0.003 | NA | ||
NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria; Hgb, Hemoglobin; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.