Table 3.
Characteristics in MDR-TB Strains Between the Beijing and Non-Beijing Family
| Characteristics | Spoligotypes | P value | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (N=80, %) | Non-Beijing (N=39, %) | Total (N=119,%) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 60(75.0) | 31(79.5) | 91(76.5) | 0.59 | 0.77(0.31–1.96) |
| Female | 20(25.0) | 8(20.5) | 28(23.5) | – | 1.0(Ref.) |
| Age group, years | |||||
| 0–24 | 9(11.3) | 0(0) | 9(7.6) | – | 1.0(Ref.) |
| 25–44 | 28(35.0) | 17(43.6) | 45(37.8) | 0.03 | 1.61(1.28–2.02) |
| ≥45 | 43(53.8) | 22(56.4) | 65(54.6) | 0.04 | 1.51(1.27–1.80) |
| Farmer | |||||
| Yes | 43(53.8) | 23(59.0) | 66(55.5) | – | 1.0(Ref.) |
| No | 37(46.3) | 16(41.0) | 53(44.5) | 0.59 | 0.81(0.37–1.75) |
| Education | |||||
| Illiterate | 16(20.0) | 9(23.1) | 25(21.0) | – | 1.0(Ref.) |
| Literate | 64(80.0) | 30(76.9) | 94(79.0) | 0.70 | 0.83(0.33–2.10) |
| Areas | |||||
| Coastal areas | 61(76.3) | 35(89.8) | 80(67.2) | – | 1.0(Ref.) |
| Mainland areas | 19(23.8) | 4(10.3) | 39(32.8) | 0.08 | 0.37(0.12–1.67) |
| Treatment history | |||||
| New case | 41(51.3) | 18(46.2) | 59(49.6) | – | 1.0(Ref.) |
| Retreated | 39(48.8) | 21(53.9) | 60(50.4) | 0.60 | 1.23(0.57–2.64) |
Abbreviation: N, numbers of the strains.