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. 2021 May 27;11:11219. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90664-y

Table 2.

Risk factors for poor treatment outcomes in persons living with diabetes and tuberculosis in eastern China.

Variable Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
P-value Odds Ratio 95% CI P-value Odds Ratio 95% CI
Age (continuous), years 0.8200 1.00 0.97–1.02 0.9260 1.00 0.97–1.03
Sex
Female 1 (Referent) 1 (Referent)
Male 0.0100 2.84 1.29–6.27 0.1040 2.16 0.85–5.48
Body mass index, kg/m2
18.5–23.9 1 (Referent) 1 (Referent)
 < 18.5 0.0050 4.36 1.58–12.03 0.0040 6.66 1.83–24.27
24.0–26.9 0.8380 0.93 0.46–1.87 0.8990 1.06 0.46–2.45
 ≥ 27.0 0.4020 0.65 0.24–1.79 0.6710 1.30 0.39–4.29
Physical activity, exercise*
Yes 1 (Referent) 1 (Referent)
No 0.0000 6.70 2.35–19.08 0.0020 5.96 1.93–18.45
Lung cavitation
No 1 (Referent) 1 (Referent)
Yes 0.0000 8.19 4.31–15.56 0.0000 6.05 2.82–12.98
Bacteriological#
Negative 1 (Referent) 1 (Referent)
Positive 0.0000 6.42 3.02–13.64 0.0050 3.37 1.44–7.92
Treatment history
New 1 (Referent) 1 (Referent)
Retreated 0.0000 3.06 1.54–6.07 0.0620 2.22 0.96–5.15
Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L 0.0300 1.07 1.01–1.14 0.4960 1.03 0.95–1.11

*BMI, Body mass index, taking into account factors such as differences in the diet and physique of Chinese and foreigners, BMI of this study is classified by Chinese standards, including < 18.5 was thin, 18.5–23.9 was normal level, 24.0–26.9 was overweight and ≥ 27.0 was obesity. Physical Activity, Exercise, including walking, running or other forms of exercise. Bacteriological#, including the result of sputum culture or smear examination.