. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Jan;13(1):68–73.

Table 4A.

Univariable analysis of risk factors for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Tuberculosis in Georgia (n=799)

Variables		No. MDR-TB cases/total cases (% MDR)	OR	95%CI
Age Groups
	0-14	0/1 (0%)
	15-24	13/167 (7.8%)
	25-34	17/217 (7.8%)	1.01	0.45-2.33
	35-44	6/156 (3.8%)	0.47	0.14-1.38
	45-54	13/155 (8.4%)	1.08	0.45-2.62
	55-64	3/53 (5.7%)	0.71	0.13-2.74
	65 +	2/50 (4.0%)	0.49	0.05-2.31
Sex
	Female	19/176 (10.8%)	2.15	1.19-3.87
	Male	35/623 (5.5%)
Prison
	Yes	5/70 (7.1%)	1.07	0.32-2.80
	No	49/729 (6.7%)
Region
	Prison	5/70 (7.1%)
	West Georgia	10/364 (5.2%)	1.4	0.39-4.05
	East Georgia	30.365 (8.2%)	0.86	0.25-2.35