Table 1.
Association of variables with M. tuberculosis genotype clustering by IS6110-RFLP analysis (n = 183)
Genotype clustering | |||||
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Demographic characteristics | No | Yes | Unadjusted OR | 95%CI | P value |
Sex | |||||
Female | 37 | 44 | Reference | ||
Male | 47 | 55 | 0.98 | 0.55–1.77 | 0.957, NS |
Age, years | |||||
>40 | 22 | 17 | Reference | ||
<40 | 62 | 82 | 0.58 | 0.28–1.19 | 0.140, NS |
HIV sero-status | |||||
Negative | 46 | 57 | Reference | ||
Positive | 38 | 42 | 0.89 | 0.49–1.60 | 0.702, NS |
Drug susceptibility* | |||||
Sensitive | 80 | 93 | Reference | ||
Any resistance | 4 | 6 | 1.29 | 0.35–4.73 | 0.701, NS |
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NS = not significant; * = susceptibility to isoniazid and rifampicin only.