Table 6. Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with any drug resistance (HRESZ), multidrug resistant TB, and resistance against all five drugs (HRESZ), 2008–2017.
| Risk factor | Any drug resistance | Multidrug resistance (MDR-TB) | Resistance against all five drugs (HRZES) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | lower | upper | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| Adult (<15) | ref | ref | ref | ||||||
| Child (15–59) | 1.59 | 1.27 | 1.97 | 1.74 | 1.03 | 2.77 | 2.02 | 0.78 | 4.30 |
| Elderly (60+) | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.23 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | ref | ref | ref | ||||||
| Male | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 1.13 | 0.81 | 0.60 | 1.11 |
| Country of birth | |||||||||
| Germany | ref | ref | ref | ||||||
| Not Germany | 2.04 | 1.87 | 2.22 | 4.71 | 3.70 | 6.10 | 3.85 | 2.50 | 6.20 |
| Prior TB | |||||||||
| No | ref | ref | ref | ||||||
| Yes | 1.95 | 1.76 | 2.16 | 5.95 | 5.00 | 7.06 | 9.06 | 6.66 | 12.26 |
| Main site of TB | |||||||||
| Extrapulmonary | ref | ref | ref | ||||||
| Pulmonary | 0.98 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 2.00 | 1.57 | 2.61 | 2.17 | 1.36 | 3.69 |