Table 4 Parsimonious model for predictors of mortality among DRTB patients with HIV co-infection
Characteristic | aHR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Women | 1 |  |  |  |
 Men | 1.365 | 0.422 | 4.421 | 0.6036 |
Cigarette smoking | ||||
 None | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 4.873 | 1.278 | 18.58 | 0.0204 |
Alanine aminotransferase | 1.047 | 1.023 | 1.072 | 0.0001 |
Number of drugs in DRTB regimen | ||||
 < 5 drugs | 1 |  |  |  |
 ≥ 5 drugs | 0.272 | 0.071 | 1.038 | 0.0568 |
History of ART default | ||||
 No | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 3.863 | 1.313 | 11.365 | 0.0141 |
Baseline CD4 count (per 10Â cells/mm3) | 0.935 | 0.887 | 0.986 | 0.0132 |