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Table 2 Sex and age adjusted predictors of the tuberculosis treatment outcome, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval

From: HIV testing, HIV status and outcomes of treatment for tuberculosis in a major diagnosis and treatment centre in Yaounde, Cameroon: a retrospective cohort study

 

Cured/completed

Default/failure

Deaths

Tranferred

LR test (p-value)

Age, per year

1 (reference)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

1.05 (1.03-1.06)

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

<0.001

Sex, men vs. women

1 (reference)

1.07 (0.83–1.37)

0.91 (0.58-1.43)

0.83 (0.56–1.26)

0.717

Residence, urban vs. rural

1 (reference)

1.16 (0.81–1.66)

1.03 (0.55-1.94)

3.56 (2.26–5.62)

<0.001

Clinical forms

    

0.032

PTB+

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 

EPTB

1 (reference)

1.11 (0.79–1.56)

1.00 (0.54–1.86)

0.74 (0.45–1.24)

 

PTB-

1 (reference)

1.83 (1.13–2.97)

2.42 (1.12–5.25)

1.09 (0.51–2.36)

 

Type of patient, new vs retreatment

1 (reference)

0.76 (0.51–1.14)

1.59 (0.63–4.06)

1.85 (0.74–4.67)

0.13

HIV serology

    

<0.001

Negative

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 

Positive

1 (reference)

1.19 (0.89–1.59)

6.37 (3.55–11.41)

1.14 (0.70–1.86)

 

Not done

1 (reference)

2.51 (1.78–3.53)

6.49 (3.26–12.93)

2.87 (1.69–4.86)

 

HIV test, not done vs. done

1 (reference)

2.37 (1.70–3.28)

2.48 (1.43–4.31)

2.79 (1.69–4.60)

<0.001

HIV serology*, Positive vs Negative

1 (reference)

1.19 (0.89–1.60)

6.40 (3.57–11.46)

1.13 (0.69–1.85)

<0.001

  1. PTB+, smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis ; EPTB, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis ; PTB-, smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis; LR, likelihood ratio ; *only in the subgroup of participants with test done.