Table 2.

Host-related factors for tuberculosis: comparison of TB cases and clinic controls.

Variable	Controls	Cases	Total No. triplets	OR (95% CI)	p-value	AdjaOR (95% CI)	Adja p value
Ethnic group, n(%)			100
Mandinka	105 (52.5)	41 (41)		1.0		1.0
Wolof	25 (12.5)	8 (8)		1.25 (0.48–3.25)	0.65	1.45 (0.54–3.89)	0.42
Fula	28 (14)	11 (11)		0.94 (0.42–2.10)	0.87	1.06 (0.46–2.44)	0.89
Jola	21 (10.5)	22 (22)		2.70 (1.33–5.48)	0.006	2.41 (1.10–5.32)	0.028
Other	31 (15.5)	18 (18)		1.53 (0.75–3.10)	0.24	1.79 (0.84–3.84)	0.133
Marital status, n(%)			100
Married	118 (59)	48 (48)		1.0		1.0
Single	74 (37)	43 (43)		1.58 (0.86–2.90)	0.14	1.46 (0.68–3.12)	0.33
Widowed/divorced	8 (4)	9 (9)		3.19 (1.02–9.93)	0.046	3.04 (0.86–10.75	0.085
Smoker in past 6 months			100
No	167 (83.5)	72 (72)		1.0		1.0
Yes	33 (16.5)	28 (28)		2.37 (1.22–4.63)	0.011	2.22 (1.07–4.59)	0.032
Alcohol
Never	189 (94.5)	90 (90)		1.0
Current/past	11 (5.5)	10 (10)		2.05 (0.79–5.32)	0.14
BCG scar			100
No/unsure	143 (71.5)	73 (73)		1.0
Yes	57 (28,5)	27 (27)		0.93 (0.54–1.60)	0.78
History of asthma			100
No	198 (98)	99 (99)		1.0
yes	2 (1)	1 (1)		1.0 (0.09–11.03)	1.0
History of diabetes			100
No	200 (100)	97 (97)		-	-
Yes	0 (0)	3 (3)
Years of schooling			100
None	42 (21)	25 (25)		1.0
1–4	24 (12)	10 (10)		0.65 (0.26–1.62)	0.36
5–8	40 (20)	27 (27)		1.07 (0.52–2.22)	0.85
>8	94 (47)	38 (38)		0.60 (0.30–1.22)	0.16
Occupation			100
Unemployed	16 (8)	10 (10)		0.89 (0.35–2.28)	0.81	1.01 (0.37–2.75)	0.98
Unskilled worker	29 (14.5)	22 (22)		1.0
Skilled worker	96 (48)	41 (41)		0.51 (0.25–1.02)	0.055	0.62 (0.29–1.33)	0.22
Professional	22 (11)	3 (3)		0.15 (0.04–0.60)	0.007	0.24 (0.06–0.93)	0.039
Other	27 (18.5)	24 (24)		0.94 (0.41–2.14	0.89	1.48 (0.57–3.87)	0.42

^aAdjusted through multivariable analysis