Table 4.

Hierarchical logistic regression of forms of TB and clinical characteristics, Brazil, 2007 – 2011

Level	Characteristics		OR *	CI (95%) **
Level 3	HIV/AIDS	Negative	Reference
		Positive	2.15	2.09 – 2.21
	Alcoholism	No	Reference
		Yes	0.45	0.43 – 0.46
	Diabetes	No	Reference
		Yes	0.54	0.51 – 0.57
	Mental illness	No	Reference
		Yes	0.88	0.82 – 0.95
	Other diseases	No	Reference
		Yes	1.18	1.15 – 1.22
Level 4	Admission type	New cases	Reference
		Relapse	0.65	0.62 – 0.69
		Readmission after dropout	0.39	0.37 – 0.42
		Unknown	0.66	0.53 – 0.81
		Transfer	1.31	1.24 – 1.37
	TST	Negative	Reference
		Positive	1.08	1.02 – 1.13
	AFB smear	Negative	Reference
		Positive	0.12	0.12 – 0.13
	Culture	Negative	Reference
		Positive	0.64	0.60 – 0.67
	Histopathology	Negative	Reference
		Positive	3.57	3.24 – 3.92
Level 5	DOT	Not performed	Reference
		Performed	0.69	0.67 – 0.71
	Exit condition	Cure	Reference
		Dropout	0.79	0.76 – 0.83
		Death by TB	0.73	0.68 – 0.79
		Death by other causes	1.05	1.00 – 1.12
		Transferal	1.24	1.18 – 1.30
		MDR-TB	0.43	0.27 – 0.68

*OR: Odds Ratio of EPTB outcomes compared to PTB **CI: confidence interval TST: tuberculin skin test. AFB: acid-fast bacilli. DOT: Directly Observed Therapy. EPTB: extrapulmonary tuberculosis. PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis.