TABLE 3.

Association (Unadjusted) Between Death and High Risk of Severe Illness and Its Individual Components Among People With TB^a Notified by Public Health Facilities of 16 Districts in Karnataka, India, October 15 to November 30, 2020

		Incidence
	Total, N=3,010	Deaths, No. (%)	Rate per 100 pm^b	RR^c	95%CI
		195 (6.5)	3.5	-
High risk of severe illness
Yes	537	48 (8.9)	4.8	2.33	1.54, 3.52
Unknown	1481	109 (7.4)	4.2	1.92	1.34, 2.75
No	992	38 (3.8)	2.0	Ref
BMI <14kg/m² or 14–15.9 with leg swelling
Yes	184	26 (14.1)	7.9	3.15	2.04, 4.86
Unknown	1488	109 (7.3)	4.2	1.63	1.20, 2.22
No	1338	60 (4.5)	2.4	Ref
Unable to stand without support
Yes	148	26 (17.6)	10.3	4.04	2.64, 6.20
Unknown	1481	109 (7.4)	4.2	1.69	1.25, 2.30
No	1381	60 (4.3)	2.3	Ref
Respiratory rate >24/min and/or oxygen saturation <94%
Yes	345	31 (9.0)	4.9	1.95	1.27, 2.98
Unknown	1494	110 (7.4)	4.2	1.60	1.16, 2.19
No	1171	54 (4.6)	2.4	Ref
Respiratory rate >24/min
Yes	232	23 (9.9)	5.5	1.92	1.21, 3.03
Unknown	1580	110 (7.0)	3.9	1.35	0.99, 1.82
No	1198	62 (5.2)	2.7	Ref
Oxygen saturation <94%
Yes	155	15 (9.7)	5.4	1.86	1.09, 3.17
Unknown	1569	113 (7.2)	4.1	1.38	1.03, 1.85
No	1286	67 (5.2)	2.7	Ref

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; PM, person-months; RR, relative risk.
↵a Age ≥15 years, all forms, without known drug-resistant disease at diagnosis.
↵b Incidence of deaths per 100 person-months of follow up.
↵c RR calculated as a ratio of incidence proportions.