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Table 2 Results of the final multivariate model* of factors associated to a delay in initiating treatment for tuberculosis, including systemic symptoms in HIV-infected individuals

From: Associated factors for treatment delay in pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals: a nested case-control study

Variables

ORadj

95%- CI

p-value

Systemic Symptoms

   

None

1.00

-

 

1 symptom**

1.25

0.50 – 3.22

0.6330

2 symptoms***

1.56

0.63 – 3.94

0.3345

3 symptoms****

2.41

0.95 – 6.29

0.0679

Use of Drugs

   

No

1.00

-

 

Yes

2.56

1.35 – 4.95

0.0044

Chest Pain

   

No

1.00

-

 

Yes

2.14

1.13 – 4.16

0.0214

Sputum smear

   

Positive

1.00

-

 

Negative

2.23

1.11 – 4.57

0.0264

Not performed

1.28

0.57 - 2.87

0.5502

  1. OR = Odds Ratio CI = Confidence Interval.
  2. *Model run with 204 observations.
  3. ** asthenia or weight loss or fever, *** (asthenia and weight loss) or (asthenia and fever) or (weight loss and fever),.
  4. **** asthenia and weight loss and fever.