Skip to main content

Table 3 Time to a new consultation after the onset of cough according to the variables that remained in the multivariate model

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

Cough 1stconsultation (days)

N

Median

Mean

SD

p-value

Systemic Symptoms

     

None

32

30

43,59

7,53

0,8264*

1* symptom

50

41

63,78

11,90

 

2* symptoms

70

36

52,01

6,11

 

3* symptoms

60

38

65,7

10,30

 

Use of Illicit Drugs

     

Yes

70

35

63,01

9,98

0,6670**

No

139

31

54,5

5,02

 

Chest Pain

     

Yes

64

57

60,88

6,97

0,2620**

No

128

34

56,19

6,31

 

Sputum smear

     

Positive

62

34

59,4

10,34

0,9822*

Negative

91

34

56,18

6,50

 

Not performed

44

30

53,64

8,99

 
  1. * Kruskal-Wallis test.
  2. ** Mann–Whitney.