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Table 7 Factors associated with death among TB patients in South–Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia

From: Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients in South-Eastern Amahra Region, Ethiopia

Variables

Crude HR (95 % C.I.)

P-value

Adjusted HR (95 % C.I.)

P-value

Age in years

    

 15–50

    

 51–89

3.09 (1.80–5.29)

<0.001

2.40 (0.99–5.87)

0.05

Type of patient

    

 TBNDM

    

 TBDM

4.19 (2.33-7.57)

<0.001

3.96 (1.76–8.89)

0.001

Education

    

 Uneducated

    

 Educated

0.64 (0.38–1.09)

0.10

0.97 (0.42–2.23)

0.94

Sputum smear at baseline

    

 Negative

    

 Positive

0.46 (0.20–1.03)

0.06

0.57 (0.25–1.31)

0.18

HIV status

    

 Negative

    

 Positive

2.38 (1.39-4.08)

0.002

2.59 (1.21–5.59)

0.01

  1. HR: hazard ratio, C.I.: confidence interval, TB: tuberculosis, TBNDM: TB without DM, TBDM: TB and DM, HIV: human immuno deficiency virus