Table 5.
Univariate and Multivariate Cox Regression Analyses for Patient Mortality
| Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p value | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age, y | ||||
| ˂40 | 1.00 | |||
| 40–60 | 7.259(1.668–31.585) | 0.008 | 5.871(1.337–25.783) | 0.019 |
| ˃60 | 11.347(2.663–48.34) | 0.001 | 11.514(2.638–50.252) | 0.001 |
| Gender | 0.726(0.381–1.383) | 0.33 | ||
| Diabetes | 1.552(0.800–3.011) | 0.194 | ||
| Hypertension | 1.490(0.709–3.135) | 0.293 | ||
| CTD | 1.139(0.418–4.161) | 0.664 | ||
| Hypoalbuminemia | 2.645(1.379–5.074) | 0.003 | 2.879(1.389–5.966) | 0.004 |
| Site of TB | ||||
| PTB | 1.00 | |||
| EPTB | 1.527(0.785–2.972) | 0.213 | ||
| PTB+EPTB | 0.654(0.243–1.762) | 0.401 | ||
| CKD stage | ||||
| Non-CKD | 1.00 | |||
| Stage1–3 | 5.201(1.532–17.661) | 0.008 | 2.051(0.486–8.649) | 0.328 |
| Stage 4–5 | 7.285(2.027–26.183) | 0.002 | 4.719(1.305–17.063) | 0.018 |
| HD | 5.201(1.532–17.661) | 0.008 | 6.130(1.740–21.589) | 0.005 |
| Dialysis time | ||||
| No HD | 1.00 | |||
| <1year | 0.714(0.242–2.105) | 0.541 | ||
| 1–3 years | 2.233(0.997–5.004) | 0.051 | ||
| ˃3 years | 1.741(0.731–4.142) | 0.21 | ||
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; CTD, connective tissue disease; TB, tuberculosis; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB, extrapulmonary tuberculosis; CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, hemodialysis.