Table 2 Predictors of mortality among TB patients treated at DRH from January 2006 – December 2010
From: Mortality among tuberculosis patients under DOTS programme: a historical cohort study
Variables | Status | Adjusted hazard ratio (95 % CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Censored | Died | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 727 | 54 | 1 | |
Female | 416 | 63 | 2.360 (1.518, 3.671)a | 0.000 |
Age group | ||||
< 20 | 129 | 34 | 1 | |
20–29 | 366 | 32 | 1.317 (0.629, 2.755) | 0.465 |
30–39 | 401 | 21 | 0.335 (0.156, 0.722)a | 0.005 |
40–49 | 120 | 17 | 1.029 (0.442, 2.394) | 0.948 |
> 49 | 127 | 13 | 1.687 (0.649, 4.385) | 0.283 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 1114 | 92 | 1 | |
Rural | 29 | 25 | 4.230 (2.508, 7.136)a | 0.000 |
Baseline weight | ||||
< 20 | 54 | 20 | 1 | |
20–29 | 19 | 0 | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.957 |
30–39 | 99 | 9 | 1.103 (0.420, 2.894) | 0.843 |
40–49 | 291 | 40 | 0.811 (0.332, 1.980) | 0.646 |
> 49 | 680 | 48 | 0.389 (0.178, 0.851)a | 0.018 |
HIV status | ||||
Positive | 516 | 113 | 1 | |
Negative | 627 | 4 | 0.010 (0.003, 0.027)a | 0.000 |
CPT initiated | ||||
No | 688 | 79 | 1 | |
Yes | 455 | 38 | 0.234 (0.145, 0.377)a | 0.000 |
ART initiated | ||||
No | 891 | 88 | 1 | |
Yes | 252 | 29 | 0.694 (0.414, 1.163) | 0.166 |
Type of TB | ||||
Smear positive | 192 | 15 | 1 | |
Smear negative | 472 | 30 | 0.417 (0.207, 0.837)a | 0.014 |
EPTB | 479 | 72 | 1.149 (0.595, 2.222) | 0.679 |
Treatment category | ||||
New | 944 | 109 | 1 | |
Retreatment | 199 | 8 | 0.438 (0.191, 1.005) | 0.051 |