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. 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 5.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis for Independent Risk Factors for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Georgia

Variables Adjusted
Odds Ratio
(AOR)
95% Confidence
Interval
Retreatment
Case
5.47 3.87-7.74
Female 1.58 1.02-2.32
Age 1.03 0.74-1.42
Prison 0.98 0.51-1.92

Retreatment Case=Previous exposure to TB treatment for ≥ 1 month

Prison=Being incarcerated during the study Age ≥37 years old