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Table 2 Symptoms among patients with HIV + TB, and HIV only

From: High prevalence and low cure rate of tuberculosis among patients with HIV in Xinjiang, China

 

HIV/PTB N = 295 n (%; 95% CI)

HIV/EPTB N = 38 n (%; 95% CI)

HIV + TB N = 333 n (%; 95% CI)

HIV only N = 2668 n (%; 95% CI)

Fever

125 (42.4; 36.7-48.1)

12 (32; 17.1-46.9)

137 (41.1; 35.8-46.6)*

392 (14.7; 13.3-16.1)*

Cough

142 (48.1;42.4-53.8)

7 (18; 5.8-30.2)

149 (44.7; 39.4-50)*

472 (17.7; 16.3-19.1)*

Productive cough with sputum

116 (39.3;33.8-44.8)

5 (13; 2.2-23.8)

121 (36.3;31.2-41.4)*

389 (14.6; 13.2-16)*

Dyspnea

28 (9.5;6.2-12.8)

4 (11; 1–21)

32 (9.6; 6.5-12.7)*

107 (4.0; 3.3-4.7)*

Sternalgia

41 (13.9;10–17.8)

3 (8; 0–16.6)

44 (13.2; 9.7-16.7)*

104 (3.9; 3.2-4.6)*

Night sweats

116 (39.3;33.8-44.8)

11 (29; 14.5-43.5)

127 (38.1; 32.8-43.4)*

344 (12.9; 11.6-14.2)*

Diarrhea

22 (7.5;4.5-10.5)

4 (11; 1–21)

27 (8; 5–11)

253 (9.5; 8.4-10.6)

Nausea

27 (9.0;5.7-12.3)

2 (6.0; 0–13.4)

28 (8.4; 5.4-11.4)

240 (9.0; 8–10)

Projectile vomiting

3 (1.0;0–2.1)

2 (6.0; 0–13.4)

3 (1.0; 0–2.1)

27 (1.0; 0.6-1.4)

Headache

38 (12.9;9.2-16.6)

2 (6.0; 0–13.4)

40 (12.0; 8.5-15.5)

312 (11.7; 10.5-12.9)

Blurry vision

16 (5.4;2.9-7.9)

1 (3; 0–8.5)

17 (5.1; 2.7-7.5)

179 (6.7; 5.8-7.6)

Rash

12 (4.1;2.1-6.1)

2 (6.0; 0–13.4)

14 (4.2; 2.2-6.2)

115 (4.3; 3.5-5.1)

Lymphadenectasis

34 (11.5;7.8-15.2)

11 (29; 14.5-43.5)

45 (13.5; 9.8-17.2)*

160 (6.0; 5–7)*

  1. *P < 0.05