Table 1.

Demographic factors and patient delays among laboratory confirmed TB patients in Vitoria, Brazil, 2003–2007

Symptoms and associated illness	n (%)	Median	P value	Delay ≥ 30 days OR (95%CI)	P value	Delay ≥ 90 days OR (95%CI)	P value
Age, years			0.02
≥30	159 (54)	90		2.00 (0.98–4.08)	0.06	1.54 (0.97–2.45)	0.07
<30	136 (46)	60		1.00		1.00
Sex			0.36
Male	184 (62)	85		1.00	0.84	1.00	0.50
Female	111 (38)	63		1.08 (0.52–2.22)		0.85 (0.53–1.36)
Any education			0.02
Yes	151 (51)	60		0.48 (0.23–1.00)	0.05	0.64 (0.40–1.01)	0.06
No	144 (49)	90		1.00		1.00
Employed			0.55
Yes	195 (66)	70		0.72 (0.33–1.56)	0.83	0.86 (0.53–1.39)	0.53
No	100 (34)	90		1.00		1 .00
Marital status			0.59
Single	117 (40)	78		1.00		1.00
Married	137 (46)	84		1.70 (0.81–3.57)	0.16	1.04 (0.63–1.70)	0.88
Divorced	37 (13)	60		2.19 (0.61–7.89)	0.23	0.80 (0.38–1.69)	0.56
Ever smoked			0.02
Yes	171 (58)	90		3.21 (1.54–6.71)	0.002	1.52 (0.95–2.42)	0.08
No	123 (42)	60		1.00		1.00
Drink alcohol			<0.01
Yes	54 (18)	90		4.27 (0.99–18.4)	0.05	1.42 (0.78–2.56)	0.25
No	241 (82)	65		1.00		1.00
Recent contact with   a TB patient			0.80
Yes	166 (56)	79		1.17 (0.57–2.39)	0.67	0.91 (0.57–1.46)	0.70
No	121 (41)	75		1.00		1.00

TB = tuberculosis; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.