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. 2013 Aug 13;8(8):e71867. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071867

Table 4. Univariate analysis using the logistic regression model of the associations between potential risk factors and drug resistance (n = 489).

Any drug resistance
INH resistance
SM resistance
RMP resistance
MDR
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age (in years) ≥45 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
<45 1.85 1.26–2.71 1.85 1.21–2.83 1.77 1.16–2.69 2.53 0.93–6.90 2.25 0.82–6.21
Sex Male 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Female 0.72 0.45–1.14 1.06 0.65–1.71 0.63 0.38–1.06 0.33 0.08–1.42 0.36 0.08–1.58
Smoking* No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.69 1.14–2.51 1.28 0.84–1.96 2.00 1.28–3.14 1.89 0.69–5.18 1.67 0.60–4.64
HIV status Negative 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Positive 1.98 1.06–3.70 2.07 1.10–3.89 2.30 1.22–4.31 4.74 1.85–12.16 5.40 2.07–14.07
Number of lymphocytes (cells/mm3)
≥1,000 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
<1,000 1.74 1.01–3.01 1.61 0.91–2.85 1.63 0.92–2.89 1.99 0.71–5.54 2.23 0.79–6.30
Smear** 0.91 0.76–1.11 0.90 0.73–1.11 0.88 0.72–1.09 0.89 0.57–1.37 0.92 0.58–1.44
MTB strain Non-Beijing 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Beijing 2.00 1.35–2.95 2.11 1.37–3.26 1.95 1.26–3.00 1.68 0.68–4.16 1.84 0.70–4.83
Clustered No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.66 1.13–2.44 2.08 1.36–3.20 1.16 0.77–1.75 1.08 0.45–2.62 1.12 0.44–2.83
BMI 18.5–24.9 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
<16 0.85 0.49–1.49 0.72 0.38–1.36 0.95 0.52–1.74 0.69 0.19–2.49 0.82 0.22–3.04
16–18.4 1.02 0.68–1.51 0.99 0.65–1.51 1.03 0.67–1.58 0.64 0.26–1.57 0.76 0.30–1.93
≥25 1.54 0.21–11.11 2.44 0.34–17.67 0.85 0.09–8.33 - -
Residential area
Suburban 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
New urban 1.97 1.18–3.29 1.70 0.96–3.03 1.42 0.82–2.45 1.64 0.45–6.01 1.64 0.45–6.01
Old urban 1.98 1.15–3.40 2.15 1.18–3.91 1.38 0.78–2.46 2.14 0.57–7.98 1.69 0.44–6.53

INH: isoniazid; SM: streptomycin; RMP: rifampicin; MDR: multidrug-resistance; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; BMI: body mass index; MTB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; OR: odd ratios; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval

* Includes ex-smoking.

** OR per unit change of smear positivity (scanty, 1+, 2+, 3+).

Bold type indicates significant associations.