Table 4. Yield of all forms of pulmonary TB by patient’s characteristics (urban poor communities).
Characteristics | Total | Confirmed TB | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||||
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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)