Characteristics | No. of patients | Person-years | No. with TB | TB IDR [95% CI] | Pvalue* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total patients | 11,631 | 45,698 | 170 | 0.37 [0.32-0.43] | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
   Female | 2,283 | 9,153 | 45 | 0.49 [0.37-0.66] |  |
   Male | 9,347 | 36,536 | 125 | 0.34 [0.29-0.41] |  |
Median age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.41 (NS) |
   ≤38 | 5,773 | 23,250 | 91 | 0.39 [0.32-0.48] |  |
   >38 | 5,838 | 22,387 | 78 | 0.35 [0.28-0.43] |  |
Region of origin | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Germany | 8,344 | 33,449 | 71 | 0.21 [0.17-0.27] |  |
   Sub-Sahara Africa | 1,298 | 4,871 | 59 | 1.20 [0.94-1.56] |  |
   Other countries | 1,789 | 6,710 | 34 | 0.52 [0.38-0.71] |  |
HIV-transmission risk group category | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   MSM | 6,093 | 24,189 | 53 | 0.22 [0.17-0.28] |  |
   HPC | 1,528 | 5,910 | 69 | 1.17 [0.92-1.48] |  |
   PWID | 943 | 3,534 | 14 | 0.42 [0.23-0.67] |  |
   Others†| 1,846 | 7,768 | 22 | 0.28 [0.18-0.43] |  |
CD4+ blood cell count (cells/μl) |  |  |  |  | <0.001 |
   >350 | 5,037 | 19,702 | 44 | 0.22 [0.17-0.30] |  |
   200–350 | 2,459 | 9,893 | 37 | 0.36 [0.26-0.50] |  |
   <200 | 3,580 | 14,111 | 82 | 0.58 [0.47-0.72] |  |
Viral load (log10 copies/ml) | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   <5 | 7,583 | 30,137 | 92 | 0.31 [0.25-0.37] |  |
   ≥5 | 3,162 | 12,490 | 65 | 0.52 [0.41-0.66] |  |
Antiretroviral therapy | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Never started cART | 2,424 | 4,801 | 59 | 1.23 [0.95-1.59] |  |
   cART during follow-up | 9,207 | 40,897 | 111 | 0.27 [0.23-0.33] |  |
Follow-up | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   First year | 2,421 | 10,174 | 109 | 1.07 [0.89-1.29] |  |
   Second year | 1,615 | 8,248 | 16 | 0.19 [0.12-0.32] |  |