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Table 1 Characteristics of patients (who accepted to do the HIV test) enrolled at the TB Center in Brazzaville

From: Prevalence of national treatment algorithm defined smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV positive patients in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

 

All

HIV positive

HIV negative

Crude OR(95%CI)

P-value

Number of patients

425(54.8)

133(31.3)

292

--

--

Age (years)Mean ± SD

34.9 ± 1

38.37 ± 9

33.40 ± 1

--

0.000

Age group

     

   14-24ans

98(23.7)

9(9.2)

89(90.8)

Baseline

 

   25-34ans

123(29.7)

33(26.8)

90(73.2)

3.6(1.64-8.01)

0.001

   ≥ 35ans

193(46.6)

84(43.5)

109(56.5)

7.6(3.63-16.00)

<0.001

Missing

11

    

Gender

     

   Female

177(42.3)

71(40.1)

106(59.9)

  

   Male

241(57.7)

55(22.8)

186(77.2)

0.4 (0.29-0.67)

<0.001

Missing

7

    

Signs of TB

     

   No

99(23.9)

34(34.3)

65(65.7)

  

   Yes

319(76.3)

92(28.8)

227(71.2)

0.7(0.48-1.25)

0.298

Missing

7

    

Cough

     

   No

0(0)

0

0

  

   Yes

418(100)

126(30.1)

292(69.9)

--

--

Missing

7

    

Pale skin

     

   No

355(85.5)

101(28.5)

254(71.5)

  

   Yes

60(14.5)

25(41.7)

35(58.3)

1.8(1.02-3.15)

0.041

Missing

10

    

Axillary temperature >37.5°C

     

   No

37(8.9)

11(29.7)

26(70.3)

  

   Yes

379(91.1)

114(30.1)

265(69.9)

1.02(0.48-2.13)

0.965

Missing

9

    

Asthenia

     

   No

38(9.3)

8(20.5)

31(79.5)

  

   Yes

378(90.6)

117(30.8)

261(69.2)

1.7(0.78-3.89)

0.180

Missing

8

    

Anorexia

     

   No

80(19.1)

17(21.2)

63(78.8)

  

   Yes

338(80.9)

109(32.2)

229(67.8)

1.7(0.98-3.16)

0.056

Missing

7

    

Weight loss

     

   No

13(3.12)

2(15.4)

11(84.6)

  

   Yes

404(96.9)

124(30.7)

280(69.3)

2.4(0.53-11.15)

0.251

Missing

8

    

Received TB treatment, after diagnosis

     

   No

61(14.6)

54(88.5)

7(11.5)

  

   Yes

357(85.4)

72(20.2)

285(79.8)

0.03(0.01-0.07)

<0.001

Missing

7