C-reactive protein as a predictor of mortality in tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Infect Dis · 2026 · PMC13325576 · PMID 42092814

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marginally non-significantp = 0.064so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

(2019) [ 19 ] found a marginally non-significant association in univariate analysis (cHR 1.046, 95% CI: 0.997–1.097, p = 0.064) that was lost in multivariate models.

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borderline significanceno p-value reported

In contrast, four studies did not find significant associations or reported only borderline significance.

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