Table 3. Outcome of treatment of tuberculosis in the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in Malappuram District, Kerala, India, April 2010 to September 2011, by diabetes mellitus, demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Characteristic | Treatment outcome | Relative risk | ||||||
| All | Unfavourable | Crude | Adjusted | |||||
| n | % | 95%CI | 95%CI | |||||
| Total | 3,116 | 474 | (100) | |||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 1,001 | 93 | (9) | |||||
| Male | 2,115 | 381 | (18) | 1.94 | 1.57–2.40 | 1.60 | 1.28–1.99 | |
| Age group | ||||||||
| 15–44 | 1,333 | 126 | (9) | |||||
| 45+ | 1,782 | 348 | (19) | 2.06 | 1.71–2.50 | 1.72 | 1.40–2.10 | |
| HIV status | ||||||||
| Negative | 2,536 | 344 | (14) | |||||
| Positive | 36 | 8 | (22) | 1.64 | 0.88–3.04 | 1.93 | 1.06–3.50 | |
| Unknown | 544 | 122 | (22) | 1.37–1.99 | 1.51 | 1.23–1.84 | ||
| Site | ||||||||
| Extra pulmonary | 877 | 88 | (10) | |||||
| Pulmonary | 2,239 | 386 | (17) | 1.72 | 1.38–2.14 | 1.30 | 0.99–1.72 | |
| Type of case | ||||||||
| New | 2,708 | 380 | (14) | |||||
| Re treatment | 408 | 94 | (23) | 1.64 | 1.34–2.01 | 1.43 | 1.18–1.75 | |
| Sputum smear status | ||||||||
| Negative/unknown | 1,597 | 172 | (18) | |||||
| Positive | 1,579 | 362 | (12) | 1.41 | 1.19–1.68 | 1.02 | 0.86–1.28 | |
| DOT in intensive phase | ||||||||
| Regular | 2940 | 405 | (14) | |||||
| Missed doses | 176 | 69 | (39) | 2.85 | 2.32–3.49 | |||
| Diabetes | ||||||||
| No | 2,127 | 288 | (13) | |||||
| Yes | 667 | 113 | (17) | 1.25 | 1.02–1.53 | 0.99 | 0.81–1.21 | |
| Unknown | 322 | 73 | (23) | 1.67 | 1.33–2.10 | 1.34 | 1.05–1.70 | |
| Diabetic control | ||||||||
| Yes | 103 | 9 | (9) | |||||
| No | 137 | 24 | (18) | 2.00 | 0.97–4.13 | |||
| Unknown | 427 | 80 | (19) | 2.14 | 1.11–4.13 | |||
Unfavourable includes all outcomes other than cure or treatment completed; CI = Confidential interval; HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus; DOT = Directly observed treatment.