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Table 4 Multivariate analysis for possible misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma patients

From: Possible misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma as tuberculosis among patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute

Characteristics

Crude odds

P-value

Adjusted odds

P-value

Chest pain

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

3.3 (1.46–7.46)

0.004

4.4 (1.89–10.58)

0.001

Stage of lymphoma

 Stage I and II

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Stage III and IV

4.03 (1.49–10.93)

0.006

3.22 (1.08–9.63)

0.037

Drenching night sweats

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

4.41 (1.45–3.37)

0.008

1.44 (0.39–5.24)

0.585

Loss of appetite

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

4.17 (1.51–11.52)

0.016

2.85 (0.76–10.77)

0.122 

Dyspnea

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.46 (1.01–5.97)

0.010

1.31 (0.56–3.04)

0.535 

Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy status

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.88 (0.93–3.8)

0.070

1.82 (0.82–4.09)

0.142

Fever

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

3.62 (1.31–10.01)

0.016

1.46 (0.41–5.23)

0.563

 Hemoglobin

0.88 (0.78–0.99)

0.034

0.94 (0.82–1.07)

0.344