Outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment in the tertiary care setting — Toronto 1992/93
| Table 4: Predictors of death on multivariate analysis | ||||
| Variable | Unadjusted odds ratio (and 95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (and 95% CI) | ||
| Age > 30 and <= 50 yr* | 2.2 | (0.7–7.8) | 5.1 | (0.9–29.1) |
| Age > 50 yr* | 4.3 | (1.2–13.1) | 16.7 | (2.6–105.1) |
| HIV infection | 5.2 | (2.0–14.0) | 16.1 | (3.9–66.4) |
| Immunosuppressive therapy | 7.6 | (2.3–26.2) | 8.0 | (1.9–34.4) |
| Multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis | 11.5 | (1.1–117.8) | 30.7 | (1.5–623.0) |
| *Reference category = age <= 30 yr. | ||||
