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. 2015 Jun 2;10(6):e0128983. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128983

Table 2. Univariate ORs for mclx2 and mclx3 pseudogenization (p values <0.2 are highlighted).

univariate ORs (95% CI)
independent variables n mclx2 pseudogenization mclx3 pseudogenization
patient-related
age 126 0.973 (0.942–1.006); p = 0.103 1.008 (0.983–1.033); p = 0.553
gender p = 0.624 p = 0.061
female 47 1.255 (0.507–3.106) 2.202 (0.965–5.024)
male 79 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
birth region p = 0.589 p = 0.005
Africa 23 0.679 (0.216–2.137); p = 0.508 0.000 (0.000-.); p = 0.998
The Americas 12 0.385 (0.073–2.022); p = 0.259 0.886 (0.158–4.974); p = 0.890
Eastern Mediterranean 23 0.288 (0.072–1.154); p = 0.079 0.664 (0.154–2.874); p = 0.584
Europe 38 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
South East Asia 17 0.000 (0.000-.); p = 0.998 3.100 (0.873–11.007); p = 0.080
Western Pacific 13 0.000 (0.000-.); p = 0.999 53.143 (5.896–478.992); p<0.001
ethnicity p = 0.002 p = 0.391
native dutch 28 4.583 (1.738–12.088) 0.626 (0.215–1.823)
foreign-born 97 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
house setting p = 0.787 p = 0.033
rural 81 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
urban 45 0.878 (0.343–2.248) 0.345 (0.129–0.918)
BCG vaccination p = 0.668 p = 0.751
no 27 1.306 (0.385–4.431) 0.842 (0.291–2.433)
yes 39 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
co-morbidities p = 0.371 p = 0.414
no or unknown 109 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
yes 18 0.494 (0.106–2.312) 0.579 (0.156–2.148)
alcohol or drug use p = 0.949 p = 0.243
no or unknown 116 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
yes 11 0.949 (0.192–4.707) 0.287 (0.035–2.334)
homelessness p = 0.753 p = 0.978
no or unknown 123 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
yes 4 1.499 (0.144–14.573) 1.033 (0.104–10.310)
microorganism-related
lineage p = 0.220 -
EAI 18 0.107 (0.013–0.860); p = 0.036 -
EAm 65 1 (ref) -
EAs 10 0.000 (0.000-.); p = 0.999 -
IO 31 0.000 (0.000-.); p = 0.998 1
antibiotic resistance p = 0.659 p = 0.979
none or unknown 118 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
resistant 8 1.455 (0.275–7.696) 1.023 (0.196–5.349)
transmissibility p = 0.003 p = 0.097
no 49 4.242 (1.650–10.907) 0.467 (0.190–1.148)
yes 78 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
disease-related
disease localization p = 0.573 p = 0.002
pulmonary TB 82 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
extra-pulmonary TB 24 0.589 (0.156–2.222); p = 0.435 5.279 (1.983–14.049); p = 0.001
pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB 20 1.375 (0.435–4.343); p = 0.587 0.788 (0.205–3.038); p = 0.730