Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and drug-susceptible TB cases, Shandong, China
| NO. (%) | OR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | XDR TB (n = 144) | MDR TB (n = 372) | Drug-susceptible TB (n = 4622) | XDR TB vs. MDR TB | XDR TB vs Drug-susceptible TB |
| Age, median years (range) | 42 (27–59) | 30 (24–42) | 32 (23–52) | 1.04(1.03–1.05)a | 1.01(1.00–1.02)a |
| Male | 88 (61.1) | 236 (63.4) | 2965 (64.1) | 0.91 (0.61–1.35) | 0.88 (0.63–1.23) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Farmer | 46 (31.9) | 113 (30.4) | 1169 (25.3) | 1.08 (0.71–1.63) | 1.39 (0.97–1.98) |
| Worker | 9 (6.2) | 28 (7.5) | 309 (6.7) | 0.82 (0.38–1.78) | 0.93 (0.47–1.85) |
| Student | 8 (5.6) | 37 (9.9) | 527 (11.4) | 0.53 (0.24–1.17) | 0.46 (0.22–0.94)b |
| Retiree | 7 (4.9) | 12 (3.2) | 249 (5.4) | 1.53 (0.59–3.97) | 0.90 (0.42–1.94) |
| Others | 74 (51.4) | 182 (48.9) | 2368 (51.2) | 1.10 (0.75–1.62) | 1.01 (0.72–1.40) |
| Alcohol use | 17 (11.8) | 34 (9.1) | 642 (13.9) | 1.33 (0.72–2.47) | 0.83 (0.50–1.39) |
| Current Smoker | 43 (29.9) | 90 (24.2) | 1422 (30.8) | 1.33 (0.87–2.05) | 0.96 (0.67–1.38) |
Abbreviations: No. number, vs versus, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, MDR multidrug-resistant, XDR extensively drug-resistant
aStatistically significant at P < 0.001; bStatistically significant at P < 0.05