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Table 2 Characteristics of HIV-patients with and without tuberculosis screened in HIV clinics 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

 

Patients with TB

Patients without TB

 

Characteristic

N

n (%)

N

n (%)

aOR

95% CI

p-value

Age < 35 yearsa

256

108 (42.2)

5784

3186 (55.1)

0.73

0.55–0.97

0.034

Gender, female

256

128 (50.0)

5785

3902 (67.5)

0.76

0.52–1.12

0.155

CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3

252

158 (62.7)

5669

2162 (38.1)

2.16

1.72–2.72

< 0.001

BMI < 18.5

256

104 (40.6)

5785

1116 (19.3)

2.41

1.80–3.23

< 0.001

Previous TB

255

33 (12.9)

5778

613 (10.6)

0.84

0.56–1.27

0.404

Smokingb

256

74 (28.9)

5769

1088 (18.9)

1.35

0.96–1.89

0.081

Alcohol use

256

55 (21.5)

5770

1266 (21.9)

0.68

0.46–0.99

0.047

Miner

256

25 (9.8)

5770

278 (4.8)

1.58

0.90–2.79

0.105

  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