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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-patients screened for tuberculosis via smear or Xpert MTB/RIF in Botswana

From: Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among people living with HIV diagnosed using Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum-smear microscopy in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

 

Xpert arm

Smear arm

Characteristic

N

n (%)

N

n (%)

aOR

95% CIb

p-value

Agea < 35 years

4224

2333 (55.2)

1816

961 (52.9)

1.11

0.98–1.26

0.083

Gender, female

4225

2796 (66.2)

1816

1234 (68.0)

0.87

0.73–1.05

0.134

CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3

4124

1658 (40.2)

1797

662 (36.8)

1.15

0.97–1.37

0.093

BMI < 18.5

4225

827 (19.6)

1816

393 (21.6)

0.85

0.69–1.05

0.127

Previous TB

4219

452 (10.7)

1814

194 (10.7)

1.03

0.77–1.39

0.827

Smokingb

4216

823 (19.5)

1809

339 (18.7)

1.03

0.77–1.38

0.840

Alcohol use

4217

918 (21.8)

1809

403 (22.3)

0.95

0.73–1.22

0.660

Mine

4217

209 (5.0)

1809

94 (5.2)

0.89

0.63–1.27

0.514

  1. Abbreviations: aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index
  2. a The majority of HIV-positive children were seen at a centralized center, as a result < 0.5% (30/6041) of children were enrolled at study sites. bCurrent or ex-smoker
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