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. 2013 Jul 16;2013:650561. doi: 10.1155/2013/650561

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis for the risk factors of MTB complex infection among participants receiving care at two TB treatment sites in northern Nigeria.

Variables Unadjusted Adjusted
OR 95% CI AORa 95% CI
Age
 >35 years1 Ref
 ≤35 years 1.97 [1.53–2.55] 2.03 [1.56–2.65]
Sex
 Female1 Ref
 Male 1.78 [1.39–2.29] 1.87 [1.42–2.46]
BMI
 >19.21 Ref
 ≤19.2 1.93 [1.50–2.48] 1.85 [1.42–2.40]
HIV
 Negative1 Ref
 Positive 1.43 [1.08–1.89] 1.43 [1.06–1.92]
Cigarette smoking
 Never smoke1 Ref
 Current/ever smoke 1.92 [1.44–2.55] 1.58 [1.16–2.16]
Site
 BDH Kaduna1 Ref
 NTBLTC Zaria 0.65 [0.46–0.92] 0.57 [0.40–0.83]

1Reference group; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.

aAdjusted for level of education, ethnicity, livestock faming, and alcohol intake.

BMI: body mass index; BDH: Barau Dikko Hospital.

NTBLTC: National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre.