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Table 6 Association between death and defaulting from TB treatment in a cohort of PLHIV, adjusted analysis

From: Survival of people living with HIV who defaulted from tuberculosis treatment in a cohort, Recife, Brazil

Variables

HR adjusted (CI 95%)

p-value

Default from treatment for TB

 No

1.0

-

 Yes

3.65 (2.28–5.83)

0.000

Alcohol consumption

 No

1.0

-

 Yes. Light

0.13 (0.03–0.56)

0.006

 Yes. Heavy/dependent

1.22 (0.62–2.43)

0.555

Smoker

 No

1.0

-

 Yes

2.28 (1.33–3.89)

0.003

Form of TB

 Pulmonary

1.0

-

 Extrapulmonary

1.56 (0.93–2.63)

0.091

 Pulmonary, extrapulmonary and disseminated

0.99 (0.47–2.13)

0.992

CD4a

 > 200 cells/mm3

1.0

-

 < 200 cells/mm3

2.39 (1.44–3.96)

0.001

 No count

1.38 (0.45–4.23)

0.572

  1. aCondition when initiating treatment for TB