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. 2021 Apr 20;7(4):e06788. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06788

Table 2.

Bivariate logistic analysis of individual variables and social context among those diagnosed with TB who abandoned treatment between 2015 and 2018 in Sergipe, Brazil.

Independent Variables Ba ORb p-value CIc 95%
Sex
2449∗ (0.0%)∗∗
Male 0.454 1.574 <0.001 1.232–2.011
Female(ref)
Skin color
2352∗ (4.0%)∗∗
Black 0.683 1.979 0.002 1.290–3.038
Asian 0.526 1.693 0.311 0.611–4.689
Brown 0.632 1.882 <0.001 1.335–2.654
Indigenous 1.647 5.190 0.076 0.843–31.965
White(ref) 0.004
Age group
2449∗ (0.0%)∗∗
0–19 0.765 2.148 0.015 1.162–3.971
20–39 1.328 3.773 <0.001 2.351–6.053
40–59 1.054 2.868 <0.001 1.746–4.712
60 or more(ref) <0.001
Education in years
2019∗ (17.6%)∗∗
Unknown 1.860 6.426 0.003 1.880–21.971
1–3 2.167 8.729 <0.001 2.723–27.976
4–7 2.311 10.087 <0.001 3.158–32.224
'8 a 11 1.493 4.450 0.014 1.359–14.573
12 or more(ref) <0.001
Residence
2346∗ (4.2%)∗∗
Urban 0.662 1.938 <0.001 1.402–2.678
Rural(ref)
Case type
2449∗ (0.1%)∗∗
Relapse 0.312 1.366 0.154 0.890–2.097
Re-entry after loss to follow-up 2.117 8.308 <0.001 6.052–11.404
Transfer 0.492 1.636 0.072 0.958–2.796
New(ref) <0.001
Form of tuberculosis
2449∗ (0.0%)∗∗
Pulmonary 0.575 1.778 0.003 1.211–2.610
Extrapulmonary(ref)
AIDS
2146∗ (12.4%)∗∗
Yes 1.352 3.864 <0.001 2.604–5.734
No(ref)
Alcohol
2417∗ (1.3%)∗∗
Yes 1.004 2.728 <0.001 2.188–3.402
No(ref)
Diabetes
2422∗ (1.1%)∗∗
Yes -0.698 0.497 0.005 0.306–0.809
No (ref)
Mental disorder
2420∗ (1.2%)∗∗
Yes 0.990 2.691 <0.001 1.555–4.656
No(ref)
Drugs use
2410∗ (1.6%)∗∗
Yes 1.370 3.937 <0.001 3.094–5.009
No(ref)
Smoking
2422∗ (1.1%)∗∗
Yes 0.663 1.941 <0.001 1.548–2.435
No(ref)
Population deprived of liberty
2436∗ (0.5%)∗∗
Yes 0.059 1.061 0.717 0.771–1.458
No(ref)
Homeless
2432∗ (0.7%)∗∗
Yes 1.802 6.063 <0.001 3.787–9.709
No(ref)
Immigrants
2435∗ (0.6%)∗∗
Yes -0.699 0.497 0.508 0.063–3.934
No(ref)
Receives government benefit
2346∗ (4.2%)∗∗
Yes(ref)
No 0.402 1.494 0.070 0.968–2.307
Human development index
2449∗(0.0%)∗∗
High 0.648 1.912 <0.001 1.553–2.355
Middle(ref)
Gini index
2449∗ (0.0%)∗∗
High inequality 0.598 1.819 <0.001 1.476–2.241
Middle inequality -0.665 0.514 0.160 0.204–1.299
Low inequality(ref) <0.001

∗n/∗∗ Percentage of missing value/a beta/b Odds ratio/c Confidence Interval/(ref): reference.