Survival analysis and risk factors for death in tuberculosis patients on directly observed treatment-short course.
Indian J Med Sci
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2009 May; 63(5) 180-186
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in English
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| ID: sea-145405
ABSTRACT
Background:
Tuberculosis is a disease with a high case fatality of 4.65%.Objectives:
To describe the survival pattern of patients on Directly Observed Treatment-Short course (DOTS) according to categories, age and sex of patients. Settings Tuberculosis unit (TU) at District Tuberculosis Centre (DTC), Yavatmal, IndiaDesign:
Retrospective cohort study. Materials andMethods:
Data of patients registered for DOTS in the year 2004 were collected from the tuberculosis register. StatisticalAnalysis:
Kaplan Meier plots and log rank tests to assess the survival pattern. Cox proportional hazards model for multivariate analysis.Results:
A total of 716 patients were registered at the TU. The survival rates by the end of the intensive phase were 96%, 93% and 99% in categories I, II and III of DOTS, respectively. The cumulative survival rates were 93%, 88% and 96% in the three DOTS categories, respectively. There was a significant difference in the survival curves amongst the three DOTS categories (log rank statistic= 7.26, d.f..= 2, P=0 0.02) and amongst the different age groups [log rank statistic= 8.78, d.f.= 3, P= 0.012). There was no difference in the survival curves of male and female patients (log rank statistic= 0.05, d.f.= 1, P= 0.80) and according to type of disease (log rank statistic= 5.63, d.f.= 2, P= 0.05). On Cox proportional hazard analysis, age groups of 40 to 60 years [adjusted hazard ratio= 7.81 (1.002-60.87)] and above 60 years [adjusted hazard ratio= 21.54 (2.57-180.32)] were identified as significant risk factors for death.Conclusions:
Age above 40 years is a significant risk factor for death in patients of tuberculosis. There was a significant difference in survival curves of the three DOTS categories and age groups.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Survival Analysis
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Survival Rate
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Adult
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Directly Observed Therapy
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India
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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