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Table 4 Multivariate Predictors of Mortality among HIV-infected patients (p < 0.05)

From: Factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

 

Multivariate Analyses

Characteristics

Hazard Ratio (HR)

p-value1

Age, years

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)

0.01

Center

 

0.01

   Mwananyamala

0.50 (0.31, 0.82)

 

   Temeke

1

 

   Tandale

0.57 (0.36, 0.92)

 

   Mbgala

0.94 (0.51, 1.74)

 

   Amana

0.50 (0.28, 0.89)

 

Karnofsky Score

0.98 (0.96, 0.99)

0.01

Baseline CD3, per 100 cells/μL

0.95 (0.92, 0.99)

0.01

CD4/CD8 Ratio, per 0.1 change

0.61 (0.54, 0.70)

<0.01

Log(10) viral load, quartiles

 

<0.01

   Q1

1

 

   Q2

1.52 (0.71, 3.27)

 

   Q3

2.60 (1.23, 5.49)

 

   Q4

3.17 (1.57, 6.41)

 

Nausea/Vomiting

0.28 (0.10, 0.84)

0.02

Oral thrush

3.17 (1.76, 5.72)

<0.01

  1. 1 p-values obtained from Cox Regression Analyses
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