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. 2016 May 12;16:85. doi: 10.1186/s12866-016-0699-2

Table 3.

Factors associated with drug-resistant tuberculosis in all patients

Factors Resistance to any drug (n = 381) MDR-TB (n = 183) Pan-susceptible TB (n = 411) MDR-TB vs Pan-susceptible TB Resistance to any drug vs Pan-susceptible TB
Odds ratio (95 % CI) P value Adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI) P value Odds ratio (95 % CI) P value Adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI) P value
Gender
 Male 289 131 297 Reference Reference
 Female 92 52 114 1.03 (0.70–1.52) 0.865 0.83 (0.60–1.14) 0.250
Age group (years)
 ~25 60 38 57 Reference Reference Reference Reference
 ~44 105 64 80 1.20 (0.71–2.03) 0.892 1.05 (0.51–2.19) 0.718 1.25 (0.78–1.99) 0.734 1.09 (0.65–1.83) 0.625
 ~64 145 66 132 0.75 (0.45–1.24) 0.155 0.60 (0.30–1.21) 0.033 1.04 (0.68–1.61) 0.969 0.99 (0.61–1.60) 0.610
 >64 71 15 142 0.16 (0.08–0.31) <0.001 0.12 (0.05–0.27) <0.001 0.48 (0.30–0.75) 0.011 0.52 (0.31–0.86) 0.002
Treatment history
 New cases 152 26 342 Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Previously treated cases 229 157 69 29.93 (18.35–48.81) <0.001 32.64 (19.40–54.92) <0.001 7.47 (5.37–10.39) <0.001 7.11 (5.09–9.92) <0.001