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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2019 Mar 14;173:69–76. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.024

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and household fuel use characteristics of study participants and latent tuberculosis infection status, by sex (N = 1,088).

All (N = 1,088) Women (N = 578) Men (N = 510)
Cases Controls Bivariate Analysis Cases Controls Bivariate Analysis Cases Controls Bivariate Analysis
N (%) N (%) OR (95% Cl) N (%) N (%) OR (95% Cl) N (%) N (%) OR (95% Cl)
TOTAL 396 (36%) 692 (64%) 196 (34%) 382 (66%) 200 (39%) 310 (61%)
Age (years)
 18–27 53 (13%) 158 (23%) 1.00 34 (17%) 73 (19%) 1.00 19 (10%) 85 (27%) 1.00
 28–37 73 (18%) 156 (23%) 1.40 (0.92,2.12) 39 (20%) 101 (26%) 0.83 (0.48,1.44) 34 (17%) 55 (18%) 2.77 (1.44,5.33)
 38–47 78 (20%) 130 (19%) 1.79 (1.18,2.72) 42 (21%) 70 (18%) 1.29 (0.74,2.25) 36 (18%) 60 (19%) 2.68 (1.41,5.12)
 48–57 92 (23%) 123 (18%) 2.23 (1.48,3.37) 42 (21%) 71 (19%) 1.27 (0.73,2.22) 50 (25%) 52 (17%) 4.30 (2.29,8.08)
 58+ 100 (25%) 125 (18%) 2.38 (1.59,3.58) 39 (20%) 67 (18%) 1.25 (0.71,2.20) 61 (31%) 58 (19%) 4.71 (2.55,8.69)
Sex
 Female 196 (49%) 382 (55%) 1.00
 Male 200 (51%) 310 (45%) 1.26 (0.98,1.61)
Main Stove
 LPG 245 (62%) 388 (56%) 1.00 114 (58%) 196 (51%) 1.00 131 (66%) 192 (62%) 1.00
 Biogas 30 (8%) 87 (13%) 0.55 (0.35,0.85) 13 (7%) 49 (13%) 0.46 (0.24,0.88) 17 (9%) 38 (12%) 0.66 (0.36,1.21)
 Wood 116 (29%) 214 (31%) 0.86 (0.65,1.13) 66 (34%) 135 (35%) 0.84 (0.58,1.22) 50 (25%) 79 (25%) 0.93 (0.61,1.41)
 Other 5 (1%) 3 (0%) 2.64 (0.63,11.14) 3 (2%) 2 (1%) 2.58 (0.42,15.66) 2 (1%) 1 (0%) 2.93 (0.26,32.66)
Secondary LPG stove
 No 360 (91%) 600 (87%) 1.00 178 (91%) 329 (86%) 1.00 182 (91%) 271 (87%) 1.00
 Yes 36 (9%) 92 (13%) 0.65 (0.43,0.98) 18 (9%) 53 (14%) 0.63 (0.36,1.10) 18 (9%) 39 (13%) 0.69 (0.38,1.24)
Secondary Biogas stove
 No 376 (95%) 646 (93%) 1.00 183 (93%) 359 (94%) 1.00 193 (97%) 287 (93%) 1.00
 Yes 20 (5%) 46 (7%) 0.75 (0.44,1.28) 13 (7%) 23 (6%) 1.11 (0.55,2.24) 7 (4%) 23 (7%) 0.45 (0.19,1.08)
Secondary Wood stove
 No 345 (87%) 608 (88%) 1.00 172 (88%) 332 (87%) 1.00 173 (87%) 276 (89%) 1.00
 Yes 51 (13%) 84 (12%) 1.07 (0.74,1.55) 24 (12%) 50 (13%) 0.93 (0.55,1.56) 27 (14%) 34 (11%) 1.27 (0.74,2.17)
Secondary Kerosene stove
 No 387 (98%) 684 (99%) 1.00 190 (97%) 379 (99%) 1.00 197 (99%) 305 (98%) 1.00
 Yes 9 (2%) 8 (1%) 1.99 (0.76,5.20) 6 (3%) 3 (1%) 3.99 (0.99,16.13) 3 (2%) 5 (2%) 0.93 (0.22,3.93)
Secondary Electric stove
 No 380 (96%) 662 (96%) 1.00 188 (96%) 369 (97%) 1.00 192 (96%) 293 (95%) 1.00
 Yes 16 (4%) 30 (4%) 0.93 (0.50,1.73) 8 (4%) 13 (3% 1.21 (0.49,2.97) 8 (4%) 17 (5%) 0.72 (0.30,1.70)
Secondary Rice Cooker
 No 152 (38%) 285 (41%) 1.00 89 (45%) 178 (47%) 1.00 63 (32%) 107 (35%) 1.00
 Yes 244 (62%) 407 (59%) 1.12 (0.87,1.45) 107 (55%) 204 (53%) 1.05 (0.74,1.48) 137 (69%) 203 (65%) 1.15 (0.78,1.67)
Other Secondary stove
 No 373 (94%) 653 (94%) 1.00 182 (93%) 367 (96%) 1.00 191 (96%) 286 (92%) 1.00
 Yes 23 (6% 39 (6%) 1.03 (0.61,1.76) 14 (7% 15 (4% 1.88 (0.89,3.98) 9 (5%) 24 (8%) 0.56 (0.26,1.23)
Heat house with fuel
 No 347 (88%) 593 (86%) 1.00 173 (88%) 323 (85%) 1.00 174 (87%) 270 (87%) 1.00
 Yes 49 (12%) 99 (14%) 0.85 (0.59,1.22) 23 (12%) 59 (15%) 0.73 (0.43,1.22) 26 (13%) 40 (13%) 1.01 (0.59,1.71)
Ever used kerosene lighting
 No 137 (35%) 263 (38%) 1.00 58 (30%) 140 (37%) 1.00 79 (40%) 123 (40%) 1.00
 Yes 259 (65%) 429 (62%) 1.16 (0.90,1.50) 138 (70%) 242 (63%) 1.38 (0.95,1.99) 121 (61%) 187 (60%) 1.01 (0.70,1.45)
Candle use during power outage
 No 286 (72%) 533 (77%) 1.00 147 (75%) 293 (77%) 1.00 139 (70%) 240 (77%) 1.00
 Yes 110 (28%) 159 (23%) 1.29 (0.97,1.71) 49 (25%) 89 (23%) 1.10 (0.73,1.64) 61 (31%) 70 (23%) 1.50 (1.01,2.25)
Oil lamp use during power outage
 No 377 (95%) 677 (98%) 1.00 183 (93%) 371 (97%) 1.00 194 (97%) 306 (99%) 1.00
 Yes 19 (5%) 15 (2%) 2.27 (1.14,4.53) 13 (7%) 11 (3%) 2.40 (1.05,5.45) 6 (3%) 4 (1%) 2.37 (0.66,8.49)
Burn mosquito coils
 No 286 (72%) 503 (73%) 1.00 143 (73%) 284 (74%) 1.00 143 (72%) 219 (71%) 1.00
 Yes 110 (28%) 189 (27%) 1.02 (0.78,1.35) 53 (27%) 98 (26%) 1.07 (0.73,1.59) 57 (29%) 91 (29%) 0.96 (0.65,1.42)
Burn incense inside
 No 104 (26%) 206 (30%) 1.00 58 (30%) 110 (29%) 1.00 46 (23%) 96 (31%) 1.00
 Yes 292 (74%) 486 (70%) 1.19 (0.90,1.57) 138 (70%) 272 (71%) 0.96 (0.66,1.40) 154 (77%) 214 (69%) 1.50 (1.00,2.26)
Household Contact with TB diagnosis
 No 371 (94%) 668 (97%) 1.00 180 (92%) 368 (96%) 1.00 191 (96%) 300 (97%) 1.00
 Yes 25 (6%) 24 (3%) 1.88 (1.06,3.33) 16 (8%) 14 (4%) 2.34 (1.12,4.89) 9 (5%) 10 (3%) 1.41 (0.56,3.54)
Household Crowding
 ≤2 people per room 374 (94%) 637 (92%) 1.00 190 (97%) 352 (92%) 1.00 184 (92%) 285 (92%) 1.00
 >2 people per room 22 (6%) 55 (8%) 0.68 (0.41,1.14) 6 (3%) 30 (8%) 0.37 (0.15,0.91) 16 (8%) 25 (8%) 0.99 (0.52,1.91)
Smoking Status
 Non-smoker 239 (60%) 490 (71%) 1.00 150 (77%) 303 (79%) 1.00 89 (45%) 187 (60%) 1.00
 ≤ 8 pack- years 69 (17%) 109 (16%) 1.30 (0.92,1.82) 18 (9%) 40 (10%) 0.91 (0.50,1.64) 51 (26%) 69 (22%) 1.55 (1.00,2.41)
 >8 pack- years 88 (22%) 93 (13%) 1.94 (1.39,2.70) 28 (14%) 39 (10%) 1.45 (0.86,2.45) 60 (30%) 54 (17%) 2.33 (1.49,3.65)
Other Household Smoker(s)
 No 308 (78%) 543 (78%) 1.00 150 (77%) 281 (74%) 1.00 158 (79%) 262 (85%) 1.00
 Yes 88 (22%) 149 (22%) 1.04 (0.77,1.40) 46 (23%) 101 (26%) 0.85 (0.57,1.27) 42 (21%) 48 (15%) 1.45 (0.92,2.30)
Education
 None 93 (23%) 171 (25%) 1.00 73 (37%) 144 (38%) 1.00 20 (10%) 27 (9%) 1.00
 Primary 82 (21%) 125 (18%) 1.21 (0.83,1.76) 36 (18%) 69 (18%) 1.03 (0.63,1.68) 46 (23%) 56 (18%) 1.11 (0.55,2.23)
 Secondary 135 (34%) 210 (30%) 1.18 (0.85,1.65) 54 (28%) 100 (26%) 1.07 (0.69,1.64) 81 (41%) 110 (35%) 0.99 (0.52,1.90)
 Post- secondary 86 (22%) 186 (27%) 0.85 (0.59,1.22) 33 (17%) 69 (18%) 0.94 (0.57,1.56) 53 (27%) 117 (38%) 0.61 (0.32,1.19)
Monthly Household Income (Rupees)
 <8K 47 (12%) 86 (12%) 1.00 27 (14%) 54 (14%) 1.00 20 (10%) 32 (10%) 1.00
 8–16K 87 (22%) 133 (19%) 1.20 (0.77,1.87) 45 (23%) 76 (20%) 1.18 (0.66,2.14) 42 (21%) 57 (18%) 1.18 (0.59,2.34)
 16–32K 114 (29%) 184 (27%) 1.13 (0.74,1.73) 44 (22%) 107 (28%) 0.82 (0.46,1.47) 70 (35%) 77 (25%) 1.45 (0.76,2.77)
 >32K 119 (30%) 213 (31%) 1.02 (0.67,1.56) 64 (33%) 93 (24%) 1.38 (0.79,2.41) 55 (28%) 120 (39%) 0.73 (0.39,1.40)
 Don’t know 29 (7%) 76 (11%) 0.70 (0.40,1.22) 16 (8%) 52 (14%) 0.62 (0.30,1.27) 13 (7%) 24 (8%) 0.87 (0.36,2.08)
Family land ownership
 No 25 (6%) 45 (7%) 1.00 17 (9%) 24 (6%) 1.00 8 (4%) 21 (7%) 1.00
 Yes 371 (94%) 641 (93%) 1.04 (0.63,1.73) 179 (91%) 355 (94%) 0.71 (0.37,1.36) 192 (96%) 286 (93%) 1.76(0.76,4.06)
Religion
 Hindu 346 (87%) 610 (88%) 1.00 169 (86%) 346 (91%) 1.00 177 (89%) 264 (85%) 1.00
 Buddhist 36 (9%) 56 (8%) 1.13 (0.73,1.76) 17 (9%) 23 (6%) 1.51 (0.79,2.91) 19 (10%) 33 (11%) 0.86 (0.47,1.56)
 Other 14 (4%) 25 (4%) 0.99 (0.51,1.92) 10 (5%) 12 (3%) 1.71 (0.72,4.03) 4 (2%) 13 (4%) 0.46 (0.15,1.43)
Caste
 Dalit 63 (16%) 84 (12%) 1.00 38 (19%) 56 (15%) 1.00 25 (13%) 28 (9%) 1.00
 Disadv. Janajati 70 (18%) 113 (16%) 0.83 (0.53,1.29) 39 (20%) 60 (16%) 0.96 (0.54,1.70) 31 (16%) 53 (17%) 0.66 (0.33,1.32)
 Disadv. Non-Dalit Terai 3 (1%) 2 (0%) 2.00 (0.32,12.33) 0 (0%) 1 (0%) 1.00 3 (2%) 1 (0%) 3.36 (0.33,34.41)
 Religious Minority 8 (2%) 13 (2%) 0.82 (0.32,2.10) 6 (3%) 3 (1%) 2.95 (0.69,12.51) 2 (1%) 10 (3%) 0.22 (0.04,1.12)
 Relatively adv. Janajati 111 (28%) 149 (22%) 0.99 (0.66,1.49) 45 (23%) 86 (23%) 0.77 (0.45,1.33) 66 (33%) 63 (20%) 1.17 (0.62,2.23)
 Higher Caste 139 (35%) 330 (48%) 0.56 (0.38,0.82) 68 (35%) 176 (46%) 0.57 (0.35,0.94) 71 (36%) 154 (50%) 0.52 (0.28,0.95)
Location of residence
 Rural 238 (60%) 381 (55%) 1.00 115 (59%) 198 (52%) 1.00 123 (62%) 183 (59%) 1.00
 Urban 158 (40%) 311 (45%) 0.81 (0.63,1.05) 81 (41%) 184 (48%) 0.76 (0.54,1.07) 77 (39%) 127 (41%) 0.90 (0.63,1.30)
Buffalo ownership
 No 280 (71%) 424 (61%) 1.00 140 (71%) 226 (59%) 1.00 140 (70%) 198 (64%) 1.00
 Yes 116 (29%) 268 (39%) 0.66 (0.50,0.85) 56 (29%) 156 (41%) 0.58 (0.40,0.84) 60 (30%) 112 (36%) 0.76 (0.52,1.11)
Cow ownership
 No 303 (77%) 509 (74%) 1.00 151 (77%) 284 (74%) 1.00 152 (76%) 225 (73%) 1.00
 Yes 93 (23%) 183 (26%) 0.85 (0.64,1.14) 45 (23%) 98 (26%) 0.86 (0.58,1.29) 48 (24%) 85 (27%) 0.84 (0.56,1.26)
Alcohol use
 None 157 (40%) 347 (50%) 1.00 130 (66%) 272 (71%) 1.00 27 (14%) 75 (24%) 1.00
 Occasional 109 (28%) 180 (26%) 1.34 (0.99,1.81) 43 (22%) 79 (21%) 1.14 (0.74,1.74) 66 (33%) 101 (33%) 1.82 (1.06,3.11)
 Weekly 130 (33%) 165 (24%) 1.74 (1.29,2.34) 23 (12%) 31 (8%) 1.55 (0.87,2.77) 107 (54%) 134 (43%) 2.22 (1.33,3.69)
Diabetes
 No 362 (91%) 651 (94%) 1.00 182 (93%) 370 (97%) 1.00 180 (90%) 281 (91%) 1.00
 Yes 34 (9%) 41 (6%) 1.49 (0.93,2.39) 14 (7%) 12 (3%) 2.37 (1.08,5.23) 20 (10%) 29 (9%) 1.08 (0.59,1.96)