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. 2018 Apr 20;4(2):00170-2017. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00170-2017

TABLE 3.

Results from the multiple logistic regression model for infectious pulmonary tuberculosis (smear-positive, culture-positive disease)

aOR (95% CI) p-value
Age 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 0.79
Male 1.23 (0.57–265) 0.59
Chest radiograph 12.34 (5.32–28.62) <0.001
Clinical characteristics
 Symptoms 2.91 (1.80–4.68) <0.001
 Duration of symptoms 0.94 (0.60–1.46) 0.80
 Absence of dyspnoea 0.62 (0.30–1.26) 0.18
 Antibiotic use 1.55 (1.10–2.18) 0.01
 Epidemiological risk of acquiring Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection 0.94 (0.52–1.69) 0.84
 Risk factors for reactivation of LTBI 1.35 (0.86–2.14) 0.18
 Complete blood count 1.45 (0.96–2.18) 0.07

aOR: adjusted OR; LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection.