Factors

Total no. of patients

With culture conversion

Univariate

Multivariate

No.

%

Hazard ratio

95%

Hazard ratio

95%

p-value

TB treatment

With bedaquiline

42

38

41.7

34

45.3

2.2

(13 - 3.1)

<0.001

Without bedaquiline

100

72

72.0

Reference group

Age

18 - 34

56

43

76.8

Reference group

35 - 54

66

49

74.2

1.1

(0.7 - 1.7)

55 - 64

20

18

90.0

1.6

(0.9 - 2.8)

Sex

Male

88

67

76.1

Reference group

Female

54

43

79.6

1.1

(08 - 1.7)

Employment status

Employed

103

79

76.7

0.8

(0.5 - 1.3)

Unemployed

27

22

81.5

Reference group

Unknown

12

9

75.0

0.7

(0.3 - 1.3)

Social history

Smoking

No

63

50

79.4

1.6

(1.1 - 2.3)

1.4

(1.0 - 2.1)

0.07

Yes

79

60

76.0

Reference group

Alcohol use

No

71

55

77.5

1.5

(1.1 - 2.3)

Yes

71

55

77.3

Reference group

Substance use

No

104

88

84.6

1.8

(1.1 - 2.9)

1.4

(0.9 - 2.3)

0.17

Yes

38

22

52.6

Reference group

History of TB treatment

New

12

11

91.7

1.7

(0.9 - 2.3)

Retreatment

130

99

76.2

Reference group

Comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, liver disease, HV, and cancer)

No

115

81

81.0

1.0

(0.6 - 1.6)

Yes

27

19

62.5

Reference group

Body mass index (BMI): Underweight

No

95

64

75.8

1.0

(0.7 - 1.5)

Yes

47

36

83.3

Reference group

Baseline smear result

Negative

Positive