Predictors for Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Tanzania

Table 2

Demographic data for predictors of MDRTB mortality.

Baseline demographic predictors	Died	Alive	OR (95% CI)	value (chi-square test)
Age (n = 193)
Mean ± SD	44 ± 5.6	39 ± 0.9	—	0.193
Median (IQR)	38 (34–54)	38 (31–47.5)
Sex (n = 193)
Male	10 (77%)	120 (67%)	1.67 (.44–6.28)	0.45
Female	3 (23%)	60 (33%)
Alcohol (n = 147)
Yes	4 (57%)	72 (51%)	1.26 (0.27–5.83)	0.768
No	3 (43%)	68 (49%)
Cigarette smoking (n = 147)
Yes	7 (78%)	54 (39%)	5.44 (1.09–27.19)	0.039
No	2 (22%)	84 (61%)
HIV (n = 193)
Yes	9 (69%)	71 (39%)	3.45 (1.02–11.64)	0.046
No	4 (31%)	109 (61%)

-test was done for continuous variables.