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Table 1 Participant characteristics overall and by TB status. N (%) unless otherwise indicated

From: Pulmonary tuberculosis screening in anti-retroviral treated adults living with HIV in Kenya

Characteristics

All (n = 383)

TB (n = 5)

No TB (n = 378)

OR

95% CI‖

p-value

Sociodemographic

 Age, years (median (IQR))

37 (31–45)

32 (30–32)

37 (31–45)

0.96

(0.87–1.06)

0.37

 Men

159 (41.5)

1 (20.0)

158 (41.8)

0.35

(0.04–3.14)

0.35

 BMI (median (IQR))

22.1 (19.7–24.8)

23.4 (21–26)

22.1 (19.7–24.8)

1.00

(0.98–1.03)

0.79

 Education, years (median (IQR))

8 (7–12)

8 (7–10)

8 (7–12)

1.05

(0.79–1.40)

0.74

 Unemployed

60 (15.7)

0

60 (15.9)

  

0.33

 Currently married

261 (68.2)

5 (100)

256 (67.7)

  

0.12

 Alcohol use, current (n = 377)

49 (12.7)

0 (0)

48 (12.7) (n = 377)

  

0.39

IPT

 IPT history (n = 381)

330 (86.6)

3 (60.0)

327 (87.0)a

0.22

(0.04–1.38)

0.11

 Completed 6 months of IPT (n = 328)

317 (96.7)

3 (100) n = 3

314 (96.6)b

  

0.75

HIV

 ART, current (n = 380)

379 (99.7)

5 (100)

374 (99.7)c (n = 375)

 

0.91

 TDF/3TC/EFV (n = 377)

182 (48.3)

3 (60)

179 (48.1) (n = 372)

   

 TDF/3TC/NVP

124 (32.9)

1 (20)

123 (33.1)

   

 AZT/3TC/NVP

34 (9.0)

1 (20)

33 (8.9)

   

 TDF/3TC/LPVr

7 (1.9)

0

7 (1.9)

   

 AZT/3TC/LPVr

7 (1.9)

0

7 (1.9)

   

 Other/unknown

23 (6.1)

0

23 (6.2)

   

 Time on ART, years (median (IQR)) (n = 378)

5.76 (2.39–9.19)

3.76 (1.31–3.85)

5.82 (2.39–9.20)d

0.98

(0.93–1.04)

0.53

 CD4 (n = 314) (median (IQR))

405 (276–558)

370 (195–398)

408 (277–558) (n = 309)

1.00

(0.99–1.00)

0.35

 CD4 < 200 cells/mm3

43 (13.7)

2 (40)

41 (13.3)

4.36

(0.71–26.9)

0.11

 CD4 < 500 cells/mm3

209 (66.6)

4 (80)

205 (66.3)

2.03

(0.23–18.4)

0.53

 VL, IU/mL (n = 372)

20 (0–41)

9 (0–20)

20 (0–50) (n = 367)

1.00

(0.99–1.0)

0.72

 Suppressed VL, < 1000 IU/mL

346 (93.0)

5 (100)

341 (92.9)

  

0.54

 Co-trimoxazole

362 (94.5)

5 (100)

357 (94.4)

  

0.59

TB symptoms

 Any (n = 382)

48 (12.6)

0 (0)

48 (12.7) (n = 377)

  

0.39

 Current cough

31 (8.0)

0

31 (8.1)

   

 Cough > 2 weeks

8 (2.1)

0

8 (2.1)

   

 Weight loss

9 (2.3)

0

9 (2.4)

   

 Fever

5 (1.3)

0

5 (1.3)

   

 Night sweats

18 (4.7)

0

18 (4.8)

   

TB symptoms present in clinic chart (n = 267)

5 (1.9)

0

5 (1.9) (n = 261)

  

0.76

History of TB (n = 380)

58 (15.3)

2 (50) (n = 4)

56 (14.9)a

5.71

(0.79–41.4)

0.09

TST, mm induration (n = 330)

0 (0–4)

6 (0–17)

0 (0–4)

1.18

(1.01–1.38)

0.03

TST â‰¥ 5 mm (n = 330)

72 (21.5)

2 (50) (n = 4)

70 (21.5) (n = 326)

3.66

(0.5–26.4)

0.20

TST â‰¥ 10 mm (n = 330)

38 (11.5)

2 (50) (n = 4)

36 (11.0) (n = 326)

8.06

(1.10–58.95)

0.04

History of TB in household members (n = 381)

42 (10.9)

1 (20)

40 (10.6) (n = 376)

2.10

(0.23–19.25)

0.51

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, IQR Inter-quartile range, BMI Body mass index, IPT Isoniazid preventive therapy, TDF Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, 3TC Lamivudine, EFV Efavirenz, NVP Nevirapine, AZT Zidovudine, LPVr Lopinavir/ritonavir, CD4 CD4 cell count, VL Viral load, TST Tuberculin skin test; ‖95% CIs based on logistic regression estimates; an = 376; bn = 325; c n = 375; dn = 373;