Predictors for Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Tanzania

Table 5

Radiological predictors of MDRTB mortality.

Baseline radiological predictor	Died	Alive	OR (95% CI)	value (chi-square test)
Consolidation (n = 170)
Yes	12 (100%)	144 (91%)	—	0.602
No	0 (0%)	14 (9%)
Cavities (n = 170)
Yes	1 (8%)	48 (30%)	0.2 (0.03–1.66)	0.138
No	11 (92%)	110 (70%)
Pleural effusion (n = 170)
Yes	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	—	0.999
No	12 (100%)	149 (94%)
Lymphadenopathy (n = 170)
Yes	7 (58%)	62 (39%)	2.17 (0.66–7.13)	0.203
No	5 (42%)	9 (661%)