Tab. III.
Odd ratios for site of disease according to origin of patients (not Italy born/Italy born) by age group, type of profession and occupational status.
| Pulmonary TB | Extra-Pulmonary TB | Disseminated TB | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) |
Not Italy born | Italy-born | OR 95% CI | Not Italy born | Italy-born | OR 95% CI | Not Italy born | Italy-born | OR 95% CI |
| Age group | |||||||||
| N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||
| 0-19 | 14 | 12 | 0.17* (0.02-1.55) | 7 | 1 | 6.00* (0.64-55.95) | 0 | 0 | - |
| 20-39 | 131 | 38 | 0.80 (0.35-1.79) | 31 | 8 | 1.09 (0.46-2.56) | 8 | 1 | 2.27 (0.28-18.6) |
| 40-59 | 40 | 58 | 1.48 (0.55-3.95) | 7 | 14 | 0.74 (0.27-1.99) | 0 | 1 | - |
| 60-70 | 9 | 93 | 1.14 (0.33-3.89) | 4 | 41 | 1.07 (0.31-3.68) | 0 | 6 | - |
| ≥ 80 | 1 | 42 | 0.25 (0.02-2.92) | 2 | 21 | 4.00 (0.34-46.68) | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total | 195 | 243 | 1.29 (0.88-1.91) | 51 | 85 | 0.79 (0.54-1.16) | 8 | 8 | 1.33 (0.49-3.60) |
| Type of profession | |||||||||
| N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||
| Non-manual | 4 | 29 | - | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Manual | 191 | 214 | 1.3 (0.89-1.91) | 51 | 79 | 0.72* (0.48-1.07) | 8 | 7 | 1.38 (0.49-3.87) |
| Total | 195 | 243 | 1.29 (0.88-1.91) | 51 | 85 | 0.79* (0.54-1.16) | 8 | 8 | 1.33 (0.49-3.60) |
| Occupational status | |||||||||
| N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||
| Employed | 101 | 69 | 1.26 (0.64-2.51) | 19 | 16 | 0.82 (0.4-1.71) | 3 | 3 | 0.71 (0.14-3.59) |
| Unemployed | 76 | 26 | 1.46 (0.67-3.19) | 23 | 13 | 0.59 (0.26-1.32) | 5 | 1 | 1.97 (0.22-17.4) |
| Retired | 5 | 136 | 0.43 (0.12-1.56) | 5 | 55 | 2.55* (0.71-9.14) | 0 | 4 | - |
| Total | 182 | 231 | 1.26 (0.87-1.84) | 47 | 84 | 0.74* (0.50-1.10) | 8 | 8 | 1.33 (0.49-3.60) |
Note: Non-manual workers category: managers and white collars, entrepreneurs and self- employed. Manual workers category: blue collars, other employed and self-employed workers.