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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 Jan 13;21(3):286–296. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0469

Table A.9.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with non-completion of study follow-up (n = 650) compared to those who completed study follow-up (n = 4578) among the first participants enrolled in a cluster in the North American region: Cox proportional hazard model (n = 5228)

Non-completion of follow-up % Univariate HR (95%CI) Multivariate aHR (95%CI)
Regimen*
 3HP-DOT (n = 2590) 11.4 Reference Reference
 9H-SAT (n = 2638) 13.5 1.2 (1.02–1.39)
Age, years (median = 37)
 <37 (n = 2447) 14.8 1.5 (1.24–1.69) 1.6 (1.33–1.85)
 ⩾37 (n = 2781) 10.4 Reference Reference
Sex
 Female (n = 2407) 11.1 Reference
 Male (n = 2821) 13.6 1.3 (1.08–1.48)
Race
 White (n = 2826) 13.7 Reference Reference
 Black (n = 1487) 12.7 0.9 (0.79–1.12) 1.0 (0.80–1.21)
 Asian (n = 722) 7.5 0.5 (0.40–0.71) 0.5 (0.37–0.70)
 Other (n = 193) 10.4 0.8 (0.48–1.18) 0.8 (0.48–1.27)
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic (n = 3247) 10.9 Reference
 Hispanic (n = 1981) 15.0 1.4 (1.20–1.63)
HIV status
 Negative (n = 2729) 12.8 Reference
 Positive (n = 146) 12.3 1.0 (0.61–1.58)
 Unknown (n = 2353) 12.0 0.9 (0.81–1.11)
Country of origin
 Non-US (n = 2966) 13.3 Reference Reference
 US (n = 2262) 11.3 0.8 (0.72–0.99) 0.6 (0.50–0.77)
Educational level
 ⩽8th grade (n = 799) 16.4 1.9 (1.46–2.46) 1.5 (1.11–1.96)
 9th grade, some college (n = 3320) 12.6 1.4 (1.15–1.78) 1.1 (0.91–1.44)
 College or higher (n = 1109) 9.0 Reference Reference
Incarceration
 No (n = 4890) 12.0 Reference Reference
 Yes (n = 338) 18.9 1.7 (1.29–2.16) 1.5 (1.09–2.0)
Unemployed
 No (n = 4568) 12.2 Reference
 Yes (n = 660) 13.8 1.1 (0.92–1.43)
Homeless§
 No (n = 4813) 11.9 Reference Reference
 Yes (n = 415) 19.0 1.7 (1.33–2.14) 1.8 (1.37–2.48)
Alcohol consumption
 No (n = 2302) 11.8 Reference
 Use (n = 2539) 12.5 1.1 (0.91–1.26)
 Abuse (n = 387) 16.3 1.5 (1.11–1.93)
Injection drug use
 No (n = 4984) 12.3 Reference
 Yes (n = 244) 14.8 1.2 (0.87–1.71)
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis)
 No (n = 5008) 12.5 Reference
 Yes (n = 220) 11.8 1.0 (0.65–1.42)
Current smoker
 No (n = 3611) 11.1 Reference Reference
 Yes (n = 1617) 15.3 1.4 (1.23–1.68) 1.5 (1.27–1.80)
Methadone treatment
 No (n = 5095) 12.4 Reference
 Yes (n = 133) 12.0 1.0 (0.59–1.59)
Potential for pregnancy
 Not possible (n = 3225) 12.9 Reference
 Female (n = 1923) 11.8 0.9 (0.76–1.05)
 Pregnancy (n = 80) 7.5 0.6 (0.25–1.24)
Enrolling site#
Missing clinic visit**
 No (n = 4880) 12.0 Reference Reference
 Yes (n = 349) 19.5 1.7 (1.32–2.19) 1.5 (1.14–1.91)
*

3HP-DOT = 3 months of directly observed once-weekly RPT (maximum dose, 900 mg) plus INH (maximum dose, 900 mg); 9H-SAT = 9 months of daily self-administered INH (maximum dose, 300 mg).

Includes North American Indian and other participants in the United States and Canada.

History of living in a correctional institution for ⩾1 month prior to enrollment.

§

History of homelessness or living in a shelter or single room occupancy for ⩾6 months prior to enrollment.

Use: affirmative response to a question asking whether the participant ever drank alcoholic beverages. Abuse: score of ⩾2 on the CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) questionnaire.

#

Enrolling site was anaylsed after a random selection of the refereence value; overall P < 0.001.

**

Missing at least one of the first three DOT visits for the 3HP-DOT regimen and at least one of the three monthly clinic visits for the 9H-SATregimen, followed by a DOT or monthly visit after the missing DOT/visit, respectively (includes those who did not receive any study dose). No statistically significant interactions resulted between missing an early clinic visit and factors with P ⩽ 0.2 in univariate analysis.

Note: Body mass index was explored, but due to a lack of statistical significance and lack of a meaningful association with the outcome, it was not included in the table/analyses.

HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; aHR = adjusted HR; H, INH = isoniazid; P, RPT = rifapentine; DOT = directly observed therapy; SAT = self-administered treatment; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.