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Table 3 Multivariable 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)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

1.04 (1.03-1.06)

1.01 (0.99-1.02)

<0.001

Sex, men vs. women

1 (reference)

0.98 (0.76–1.27)

0.89 (0.56-1.41)

0.69 (0.45-1.05)

0.372

Residence, urban vs. rural

1 (reference)

1.21 (0.84–1.74)

1.10 (0.58-2.01)

3.81 (2.39-6.06)

<0.001

Clinical forms

    

0.140

PTB+

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 

EPTB

1 (reference)

1.21 (0.85–1.73)

1.08 (0.58–2.02)

0.82 (0.48–1.40)

 

PTB-

1 (reference)

1.86 (1.13–3.01)

2.08 (0.94–4.60)

1.18 (0.53–2.60)

 

Type of patient, new vs retreatment

1 (reference)

0.73 (0.48–1.11)

1.43 (0.56–3.68)

1.64 (0.64–4.20)

0.20

HIV serology

    

<0.001

Negative

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 

Positive

1 (reference)

1.19 (0.89–1.59)

6.43 (3.57–11.57)

1.13 (0.95–1.85)

 

Not done

1 (reference)

2.44 (1.73–3.45)

6.09 (3.02–12.28)

2.76 (1.62–4.72)

 

HIV test, not done vs. done

1 (reference)

2.30 (1.65–3.21)

2.26 (1.29–3.97)

2.69 (1.62–4.46)

<0.001

HIV serology*, Positive vs Negative

1 (reference)

1.19 (0.88–1.59)

6.35 (3.53–11.45)

1.14 (0.69–1.86)

<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 the test done.