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Table 2 Association of HIV and ART status with sputum smear positivity (amongst 766 participants) and cavitation (amongst 310 participants)

From: The effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in northern Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Outcomes

Smear positivity (n = 766)

Cavitation (n = 310)

 

Univariable analysis

Adjusted for age and sex

Univariable analysis

Adjusted for age and sex

Characteristic

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adj OR (95% CI)

p-value(a)

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adj OR (95% CI)

p-value(a)

HIV status

        

  HIV positive

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  HIV negative

2.44 (1.37 – 4.32)

0.002

2.91 (1.53 – 5.55)

<0.001

1.83 (1.17 – 2.88)

0.009

1.97 (1.20 – 3.23)

0.007

ART status

        

  HIV positive not on ART

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  HIV positive on ART 0 – 6 months

2.31 (1.00 – 5.31)

0.095

2.33 (1.01 – 5.39)

0.091

1.02 (0.47 – 2.22)

0.349

0.92 (0.41 – 2.03)

0.328

  HIV positive on ART >6 months

1.41 (0.67 – 2.93)

 

1.43 (0.68 – 2.99)

 

1.70 (0.80 – 3.61)

 

1.68 (0.78 – 3.63)

 
  1. OR = Odds Ratio; Adj OR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.
  2. (a)Likelihood ratio test p-value.