Prevalence and Risk Factors of Active TB among Adult HIV Patients Receiving ART in Northwestern Tanzania: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Distribution of demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics among 391 adult HIV-positive study participants.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage or median (IQR)
Age in years	391	39 (32–46)
Gender
Male	096	24.55
Female	295	75.45
Marital status
Single	054	13.81
Married	164	41.94
Widow	061	15.60
Divorce	112	28.64
Occupation
Formal employment	025	06.39
Peasant	102	26.09
Small business	128	32.74
Driver	012	03.07
Student	009	02.30
Housewife	041	10.49
Others	074	18.93
BMI categories
Under WT	062	15.86
Normal WT	225	57.54
Over WT	070	17.90
Obese	034	8.70
WHO stage
3 and 4	179	45.78
1 and 2	212	54.22
Baseline CD4 in cells/µl		289 (125–509)
<200	129	32.99
≥200	262	67.01
HB in g/dL		11 (9.6–12.6)
Anemia
Yes	189	48.34
No	202	51.66
Duration on ART (mo)		15 (11–21)
IPT use status
No	103	26.34
Yes	288	73.66
TB while on ART
Yes	043	11.00
No	348	89.00

ART: antiretroviral therapy; HB: hemoglobin; CD4: cluster of differentiation 4; IPT: isoniazid preventive therapy; IQR: interquartile range; mo: months; TB: tuberculosis; WHO: World Health Organization; WT: weight.