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. 2019 Mar 27;14(3):e0214011. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214011

Table 3. Multivariable models of the effect of body mass index (BMI) on chest x-ray findings of percentage of lung affected (linear regression), cavitation (logistic regression), and mycobacterial burden (negative binomial regression).

Relative Percentage of Lung Affected Cavitation MGIT TTPa (hours)
% Change p-value OR p-value RR p-value
(95%CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Malnutrition
Severe 11.1 0.002 4.6 0.03 0.99 0.93
(4.0, 18.3) (1.5, 14.1) (0.9, 1.2)
Moderate 2.4 0.45 1.9 0.75 0.97 0.93
(-3.8, 8.6) (0.8, 4.3) (0.8,1.1)
Normal/Overweight Ref Ref Ref
Diabetes
Yes -7.1 0.02
(-13.1,-1.0)
No Ref
Cavitation
Yes 12.2 0.0001
(6.0,18.5)
No Ref
Smoker
Current 0.4 0.01 0.8 0.009
(0.2, 0.9) (0.7, 1.0)
Former 0.6 0.12 0.98 0.84
(0.4, 2.4) (0.8, 1.2)
Never Ref Ref

aMGIT TTP = mycobacterial growth indicator tube time to positive.