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. 2017 Feb 2;12(2):e0171310. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171310

Table 4. Yield of all forms of pulmonary TB by patient’s characteristics (urban poor communities).

Characteristics Total Confirmed TB Univariate Multivariate
Case % (95% CI) Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value
Overall 1625 34 2.1 (1.5–2.9)
Sex Female 905 11 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 1.00
Male 720 23 3.2 (2.1–4.6) 2.68 (1.33–5.75) 0.008** 2.08 (0.98–4.62) 0.062
Age category 15–24 346 6 1.7 (0.8–3.7) 1.00
25–34 298 5 1.7 (0.7–3.8) 0.97 (0.28–3.24) 0.956 0.96 (0.26–3.41) 0.950
35–44 341 10 2.9 (1.6–5.2) 1.71 (0.63–5.08) 0.303 1.67 (0.58–5.26) 0.351
45–54 282 5 1.8 (0.8–4.0) 1.02 (0.29–3.43) 0.970 0.83 (0.22–2.94) 0.769
55–64 205 4 2 (0.8–4.8) 1.13 (0.29–3.99) 0.854 0.49 (0.12–1.88) 0.307
≥65 153 4 2.6 (1.0–6.4) 1.52 (0.38–5.40) 0.520 0.91 (0.21–3.51) 0.890
History of TB exposure No 1559 33 2.1 (1.5–2.9) 1.00
Yes 63 1 1.6 (0.3–8.3) 0.75 (0.04–3.55) 0.774
History of previous TB treatment No 1498 28 1.9 (1.3–2.6) 1.00
Yes 120 6 5 (2.2–10.0) 2.76 (1.02–6.38) 0.027* 1.69 (0.57–4.27) 0.300
Smoking status No 770 13 1.7 (1.0–2.8) 1.00
Yes 431 12 2.8 (1.6–4.7) 1.67 (0.74–3.71) 0.207
Any TB symptoms None 906 8 0.9 (0.4–1.7) 1.00
Present 719 26 3.6 (2.4–5.1) 4.21 (1.98–10.01) <0.001*** 0.93 (0.27–2.91) 0.905
Cough (≥2 weeks) No 1377 13 0.9 (0.6–1.6) 1.00
Yes 248 21 8.5 (5.2–11.6) 9.71 (4.85–20.16) <0.001*** 6.73 (2.59–20.93) <0.001***
Fever No 1572 29 1.8 (1.3–2.6) 1.00
Yes 53 5 9.4 (3.7–18.6) 5.54 (1.83–13.82) <0.001*** 2.34 (0.66–6.96) 0.150
Night sweats No 1565 27 1.7 (1.2–2.5) 1.00
Yes 60 7 11.7 (5.2–20.0) 7.52 (2.91–17.20) <0.001*** 2.41 (0.79–6.62) 0.102
Weight loss No 1520 24 1.6 (1.1–2.3) 1.00
Yes 105 10 9.5 (4.8–15.3) 6.56 (2.92–13.75) <0.001*** 2.28 (0.88–5.59) 0.079

CI: Confidence Interval, OR: Odds Ratio

* Significant difference (0.01 ≤ p < 0.05)

** Significant difference (0.001 ≤ p < 0.01)

*** Significant difference (p < 0.001)