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. 2024 Mar 27;33:100723. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100723

Table 4.

Effect of COVID-19 and other covariatesa on DS-TB treatment success in the incarcerated and non-incarcerated population (adjusted odds ratios for treatment success from logistic regression, using imputedb values for missing covariates).

All
Non-incarcerated
Incarcerated
OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
COVID-19 period: (Ref = TB care pre-COVID-19)
 TB care fully during COVID-19 0.82 0.78 0.85 0.81 0.78 0.85 0.88 0.76 1.01
 TB care partially during COVID-19 0.93 0.89 0.98 0.94 0.89 0.98 0.91 0.77 1.08
Sex, male (Ref = female) 0.81 0.77 0.84 0.79 0.76 0.82 0.93 0.40 2.16
HIV positive 0.43 0.40 0.46 0.43 0.40 0.47 0.69 0.50 0.94
Diabetes 0.98 0.92 1.04 0.99 0.93 1.06 0.74 0.52 1.04
Extrapulmonary TB 1.40 1.33 1.47 1.38 1.31 1.45 2.13 1.64 2.76
Type of case: (Ref = new case)
 Previous TB treatment stopped or failed 0.38 0.35 0.41 0.40 0.36 0.44 0.54 0.35 0.84
 Relapse 0.78 0.74 0.83 0.72 0.68 0.77 0.79 0.69 0.90
Smoking 0.86 0.81 0.91 0.61 0.56 0.66 1.03 0.91 1.16
Insurance type: (Ref = private insurance) Insurance type: (Ref = employer's insurance)c
 Employer's insuranced 0.76 0.54 1.08 0.75 0.53 1.06
 Public insurancee 0.67 0.48 0.95 0.64 0.45 0.90 0.83 0.19 3.71
 None 0.68 0.48 0.97 0.69 0.49 0.97 1.49 0.26 8.38
Good adherence ( ≥ 80% of expected doses taken) 7.90 7.46 8.38 7.52 7.09 7.98 18.71 12.88 27.18
a

For (non-linear) effect of age covariate, see Fig. 6.

b

Via multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE).

c

None with private insurance in incarcerated population.

d

Seguro Social de Salud (EsSalud) or police/armed forces.

e

Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS).