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. 2019 Feb 25;50(2):429–434. doi: 10.1007/s42770-019-00048-8

Table 2.

Influence of various demographic factors on phenotype

Factors Categories Cases
(n = 292)
Control
(n = 199)
Significance OR (95% CI)
Gender Male 121 (41.4%) 141 (70.8%)

χ2 = 41.148, df = 1,

P value = 0.000

3.44 (2.34–5.05)
Female 171 (58.6%) 58 (29.1%)
Age 11–30 132 (45.2%) 90 (45.2%) χ2 = 9.954, df = 2, P value = 0.007 0.69 (0.53 0.90)
31–50 97 (33.2%) 86 (43.2%)
51–70 63 (21.6%) 23 (11.5%)
Smoking Smokers 57 (19.5%) 15 (7.5%)

χ2 = 13.580, df = 1,

P value = 0.000

0.34 (0.18 0.61)
Non smokers 235 (80.4%) 184 (92.5%)
Family history of TB TB present in family history 137 (46.9%) 10 (5%)

χ2 = 99.019, df = 1,

P value = 0.000

0.06 (0.03–012)
No TB history in family 155 (53.1%) 189 (95%)