Table 3.
Odds ratio (OR) for treatment success vs. non-success among new tuberculosis patients, Guangzhou, 1993–2002
| Treatment Success No. (%) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis* | ||||||
| Yes | No | OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95%CI | P | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 4264(87) | 639(13) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Women | 1673(91) | 167(9) | 1.50 | 1.26–1.80 | <0.001 | NSa | NSa | |
| Age group(yrs) | ||||||||
| 0–14 | 75(94) | 5(6) | 3.96 | 1.58–9.87 | 0.003 | 3.52 | 0.80–15.43 | 0.095 |
| 15–39 | 2695(92) | 243(8) | 2.92 | 2.44–3.51 | <0.001 | 3.36 | 2.47–4.56 | <0.001 |
| 40–64 | 2000(89) | 250(11) | 2.11 | 1.76–2.53 | <0.001 | 2.21 | 1.64–2.98 | <0.001 |
| 65+ | 1167(79) | 308(21) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Cavitations | ||||||||
| No | 4136(89) | 490(11) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 1801(85) | 316(15) | 0.67 | 0.58–0.78 | <0.001 | 0.51 | 0.39–0.65 | <0.001 |
| Compliance with treatment | ||||||||
| No | 36(6) | 571(94) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 5901(96) | 235(4) | 398.3 | 277.5–571.5 | <0.001 | 462.1 | 317.1–673.5 | <0.001 |
*In the multivariate analysis, all variables in the univariate analysis were considered
aNS not significant