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. 2018 Jul 12;76:45. doi: 10.1186/s13690-018-0287-z

Table 2.

Interaction between alcohol disorder and illicit drug use on the risk of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcome, São Paulo-state, Brazil, 2011–2015

Non-illicit drug use Illicit drug use RRs (95% CI)a for illicit drug within strata of alcohol
No. of unsuccessful outcome/successful outcome RR (95% CI)a No. of unsuccessful outcome/successful outcome RR (95% CI)a
Non-alcohol disorder 8607/51500 1472/3727
1 2.1 (1.98–2.21)
P < 0.001
2.1 (1.98–2.21)
P < 0.001
Alcohol disorder 1765/5722 1456/2962
1.48 (1.4–1.56)
P < 0.001
2.09 (1.97–2.21)
P < 0.001
1.41 (1.31–1.51)
P < 0.001
RRs (95% CI)a for alcohol within strata of illicit drug 1.48 (1.4–1.56)
P < 0.001
1.00 (0.93–1.06)
P = 0.90

RR relative risk, 95% CI 95% confidence interval

aAdjusted for sex, age, race, HIV, clinical form of TB, prison, homeless and directly observed treatment