Hematological and Biochemistry Profile and Risk Factors Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Guyana

Table 6

Risk factors associated with TB patients with HIV positive and negative.

		HIV positive	HIV negative	OR (95% CI)	RR (95% CI)
Diabetes	Yes	3 (0.95%)	44 (14.0%)	0.38 (0.11–1.27)	0.42 (0.13–1.29)
	No	41 (13.0%)	227 (72.1%)
HTN	Yes	0	11 (3.5%)
	No	44 (13.9%)	261 (82.6%)	0
Allergy	Yes	0	9 (2.9%)
	No	44 (13.9%)	263 (83.2%)	0
Homelessness	Yes	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)
	No	43 (13.6%)	270 (85.4%)	3.14 (0.28–35.4)	2.4 (0.48–12.3)
Being alcoholic	Yes	13 (4.1%)	95 (30.1%)
	No	31 (9.8%)	177 (56.0%)	0.78 (0.4–1.6)	0.81 (0.44–1.48)
Smoking	Yes	9 (2.9%)	95 (30.1%)
	No	35 (11.1%)	177 (56.0%)	0.48 (0.22–1.04)	1.09 (1.01–1.19)
Substance abuse	Yes	6 (1.9%)	42 (13.3%)
	No	38 (12.0%)	230 (72.8%)	0.86 (0.34–0.22)	0.89 (0.39–1.97)
TB contact	Yes	9 (2.9%)	55 (17.4%)
	No	35 (11.1%)	217 (68.7%)	1.0 (0.46–2.24)	1.0 (0.5–2.0)
Gender	Female	10 (3.2%)	71 (22.5%)
	Male	34 (10.8%)	201 (63.6%)	1.20 (0.56–2.56)	1.2 (0.61–2.26)