An evaluation of factors associated with taking and responding positive to the tuberculin skin test in individuals with HIV/AIDS

Table 2 Distribution of habits and clinical characteristics of people living with HIV by adherence to TST and TST reactivity, Recife 2007-2010.

VARIABLES	WITH TST		WITHOUT TST		Chi²	Pr	TST ≥ 5 mm		TST = 0-4 mm		Chi²	Pr
	n	%	n	%			n	%	n	%
Habits
Alcohol Consumption					0.3	0.591					3.9	0.048
Non-drinker	665	61.2	666	62.3			123	55.4	542	62,7
Drinker	422	38.8	403	37.7			99	44.6	323	37.3
Smoking					2.5	0.113					7.6	0.006
No	506	46.6	519	43.2			85	39.3	421	48.7
Yes	581	53.4	681	56.8			137	61.7	444	51.3
Marijuana Use					7.6	0.006					12.8	< 0.001
No	820	75.4	842	70.3			147	66.2	673	77.8
Yes	267	24.6	356	29.7			75	33.8	192	22.2
Crack use					8.5	0.003					20.3	< 0.001
No	1030	94.80	1099	91.7			197	88.7	833	96.3
Yes	57	5.20	100	8.3			25	11.3	32	3.7
Cocaine use					7.2	0.007					5.9	0.015
No	1006	92.50	1070	89.3			197	88.7	809	96.5
Yes	81	7.50	128	10.7			25	11.3	56	6.5
Clinical variables
History of Contact with Tuberculosis					1.8	0.174					2.3	0.133
No	762	70.5	873	73.1			146	66.4	616	71.5
Yes	319	29.5	322	26.9			74	33.6	245	28.5
BMI					12.7	< 0.001					0.5	0.492
Not malnourished	1010	93.1	997	88.7			209	94.1	803	92.8
Malnourished	75	6.9	127	11.3			13	5.9	62	7.2
On HAART					0.0	0.918					4.9	0.026
No	240	22.2	246	22.3			61	27.7	179	20.7
Yes	843	77.8	855	77.7			159	72.3	684	79.3
Time on HAART					38.8	< 0.001					2.8	0.096
Less than 1 year	139	12.8	202	23.3			21	9.5	118	13.6
One year or more	948	87.2	653	76.3			201	90.5	747	86.4
AIDS					24.7	< 0.001					2.9	0.087
No	189	17.9	117	10.5			47	21.9	142	16.8
Yes	869	82.1	1002	89.5			168	78.1	701	83.2
CD4					67.1	< 0.001					10.7	0.001
< 200	137	12.6	276	26.7			13	7.6	124	17.9
≥ 200	950	87.4	758	73.3			157	92.4	570	82.1

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