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Table 1 Socio-demographics and clinical data among 1277 HIV-infected outpatients attending ART-Clinics in South Kivu, DRC

From: Household air pollution and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-Infected adults

Variables

All (N=1277)

Cases (N=435)

Controls (N=842)

Socio-Demographic Variables

Age (years)a

40·6 [33-50]

41 [34-,51]

40 [32-50]

Gender

 Male

312 (24.4)

161 (37.0)

151 (17.9)

 Female

965 (75.6)

274 (63.0)

691 (82.1)

Marital Status

 Married

571 (44.7)

204 (46.9)

367 (43.6)

 Separated

150 (11.7)

55 (12.6)

95 (11.3)

 Single

556 (43.5)

176 (40.5)

380 (45.1)

Level of Education

 University

55 (4.3)

17 (3.9)

38 (4.5)

 High School

458 (35.9)

153 (35.2)

305 (36.2)

 Primary School

586 (45.9)

217 (49.9)

369 (43.8)

 No School

178 (13.9)

48 (11.0)

130 (15.4)

Occupation

 Public Function

86 (6.7)

27 (6.2)

59 (7.0)

 Farmer

22 (1.7)

10 (2.3)

12 (1.4)

 Private sector

221 (17.3)

62 (14.3)

159 (18.9)

 Housekeeper

645 (50.5)

235 (54.0)

410 (48.7)

 None at all

303 (23.7)

101 (23.2)

202 (24.0)

Household Members

 <5

271 (22.9)

89 (22.4)

182 (23.2)

 ≥5

910 (77.1)

308 (77.6)

602 (76.8)

House Roofing

 Sheet metal

1,087 (85.1)

360 (82.8)

727 (86.3)

 Tiles

26 (2.0)

11 (2.5)

15 (1.8)

 Straw

164 (12.8)

64 (14.7)

100 (11.9)

House Wall

 Brick/Stone

346 (27.1)

135 (31.0)

211 (25.1)

 Wood/Plank

561 (43.9)

176 (40.5)

385 (45.7)

 Mud

355 (27.8)

115 (26.4)

240 (28.5)

 Straw

15 (1.2)

9 (2.1)

6 (0.7)

Alcohol drinking

 Never

   

 Ever

827 (66.8)

282 (66.5)

545 (67.0)

 Regular

411 (33.2)

142 (33.5)

269 (33.0)

Tobacco Smoking

 Never

1,106 (90.6)

365 (86.9)

741 (92.5)

 Ever¥

115 (9.4)

55 (13.1)

60 (7.49)

Second‑Hand Smoke (among non-current smokers)

 No

872 (75.2)

273 (69.5)

599 (78.2)

 Yes

287 (24.8)

120 (30.5)

167 (21.8)

Clinical Variables

CD4 at HIV diagnosis (cells/μL) a,b

261 [139-442]

219 [110-381]

282 [151-484]

 ≥500

174 (13.6)

43 (9.9)

131 (15.6)

 200-499

350 (27.4)

110 (25.3)

240 (28.5)

 <200

313 (24.5)

119 (27.4)

194 (23)

 Unknown

440 (34.5)

163 (37.5)

277 (32.9)

ART Duration (years) a

5 [3-9]

5 [3-9]

5 [3-9]

 ≥10

249 (19.5)

90 (20.7)

159 (18.9)

 9-May

465 (36.4)

150 (34.5)

315 (37.4)

 <5

373 (29.2)

122 (28.1)

251 (29.8)

 Unknown

190 (14.9)

73 (16.8)

117 (13.9)

Case Contact Household Past 5 Years

 Yes

472 (40.9)

172 (41.2)

300 (40.7)

 No

683 (59.1)

245 (58.8)

438 (59.3)

ART initiation compared to TB treatment

 Before TB treatment

NA

86 (29.5)

NA

 Likely same Period

NA

90 (30.8)

NA

 After TB treatment

NA

116 (39.7)

NA

Hospitalisation for TB

 No

NA

207 (49.8)

NA

 Once

NA

163 (39.2)

NA

 Twice or More

NA

46 (11.1)

NA

TB Category

 New case

NA

324 (86.6)

NA

 Retreatment

NA

17 (4.5)

NA

 Abandoned

NA

30 (8.0)

NA

 Failure

NA

3 (0.8)

NA

DOT at Hospital for 2 Months

 Yes

NA

272 (66.5)

NA

 No

NA

137 (33.5)

NA

  1. Data are numbers (percentages) except for variables with an asterisk a where median and interquartile ranges [IQR] are shown. Numbers do not always add up to indicated totals because of missing answers. P-values refer to difference between cases and controls. b : at diagnosis is related to at the time of HIV-infection diagnosis. ART: antiretroviral therapy; DOT: directly observed treatment; MTB/RIF: polynuclear chain reaction to detect resistance against rifampicin; NA: not applicable; ¥: current and former smokers during the interview’ period.”