Table 3. Association of symptoms with the occurrence of pulmonary TB, Addis Ababa, March 2009.
| Variables | Presence of TB disease | Crude OR(95%CI) | Adjusted OR(95% CI) | |
| Yes, no (%) | No, no (%) | |||
| Cough | ||||
| Yes | 181(92.3) | 245(89.7) | 1.37(0.72,2.65) | - |
| No | 15(7.7) | 28(10.3) | 1 | |
| Night sweating | ||||
| Yes | 84(42.9) | 130(47.6) | 0.82 (0.57.1.19) | - |
| No | 112(57.1) | 143(52.4) | 1 | |
| Loss of appetite | ||||
| Yes | 40(20.4) | 70(25.6) | 0.74(0.47,1.15) | - |
| No | 156(79.6) | 203(74.4) | 1 | |
| Weight loss | ||||
| Yes | 37(18.9) | 63(23.1) | 0.77(0.49,1.22) | - |
| No | 159(81.1) | 21(7.7) | 1 | |
| Fever | ||||
| Yes | 33(16.8) | 41(15.0) | 1.20(0.69,1.88) | - |
| No | 163(83.2) | 232(85.0) | 1 | |
| Shortness of breath | ||||
| Yes | 10(5.1) | 7(2.6) | 2.0(0.76,5.46) | - |
| No | 186(94.9) | 266(97.4) | 1 | |
| Chest pain | ||||
| Yes | 63(32.1) | 65(23.8) | 1.50(1.0,2.28) | - |
| No | 133(67.9) | 208(76.2) | 1 | |
| Contact with TB patient | ||||
| No | 138(70.4) | 256(93.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 58(29.6) | 17(6.2) | 5.2(2.9,9.2) | 9.1(4.0,20.5) |
| Knowledge about TB | ||||
| Good | 16(8.2) | 84(30.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Fair | 23(11.7) | 30(11.0) | 4.0(1.8,8.6) | 3.7(1.3,10.4) |
| Poor | 157(80.1) | 159(58.2) | 6.4 (3.6,11.4) | 5.2(2.3,11.2) |
| HIV status | ||||
| Negative | 90(74.4) | 112(73.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Positive | 31(25.6) | 40(26.3) | 1.1(0.6,1.8) | 0.8(0.4,1.5) |
| Number of people per room in a house(average = 2.3 persons/room) | ||||
| Below average | 110(61.7) | 168(61.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Above average | 86(56.1) | 105(38.5) | 1.1(0.8,1.6) | 1.3(0.7,2.2) |
| Smoking | ||||
| No | 171(87.2) | 241(88.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 25(12.8) | 32(11.7) | 1.1(0.6,1.8) | 1.2(0.5,2.7) |
(n = 469).