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Table 3 Effect of tuberculosis (TB) at the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on overall survival

From: Impact of tuberculosis on mortality among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a prospective cohort analysis

Method

HR

95% CI

P-value

CI width ratio*

Primary analysis

    

Matching on PS

1.37

(1.08, 1.75)

0.011

1

Additional analyses

    

Unadjusted Cox regression

1.74

(1.49, 2.04)

<0.001

0.82

Stratified on PS

1.36

(1.15, 1.60)

<0.001

0.66

PS as covariate (linear, quadratic and cubic terms)

1.34

(1.14, 1.58)

<0.001

0.65

Conventional adjusted Cox regression

1.40

(1.19, 1.65)

<0.001

0.69

  1. Results for the propensity score (PS) or covariate-adjusted Cox regression models were aggregated across five multiple imputation datasets using Rubin’s rule.
  2. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, PS propensity score. * Reference = width of 95% CI for PS-matched estimate.