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. 2021 Oct 5;16(10):e0247245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247245

Table 2. Estimated prevalence of TB and its associated risk factors.

Population Smear positive TB Culture positive TB Bacteriologically positive TB Prevalence of TB per 100000 pop. OR (95% CI) p-value aOR (95% CI) p-value
Smear positive Culture positive Bacteriologically positive
Age
15–34 25938 4 11 12 15 42 46 1 1
35–54 22824 43 73 81 188 320 355 7.79 (3.91–15.16) <0.001 8.92 (4.37–18.19) <0.001
≥ 55 13732 34 89 99 248 648 721 15.69 (7.93–31.06) <0.001 13.54 (6.66–27.51) <0.001
Gender
Female 32956 10 26 28 30 79 85 1 1
Male 29538 71 147 164 240 498 555 6.57 (4.11–10.50) <0.001 4.73 (2.91–7.68) <0.001
BCG Scar
No 37375 51 107 117 136 286 313 1
Yes 25119 30 66 75 119 263 299 0.95 (0.67–1.36) 0.792
BMI
≥18.5 52627 45 91 104 86 173 198 1 1
<18.5 9867 36 82 88 365 831 892 4.55 (3.40–6.07) <0.001 4.48 (3.26–6.15) <0.001
Diabetes
No 59818 73 157 176 122 262 294 1 1
Yes 2676 8 16 16 299 598 598 2.04 (1.17–3.56) 0.012 1.67 (0.99–2.83) 0.055
Hypertension
No 59561 76 166 184 128 279 309 1
Yes 2933 5 7 8 170 239 273 0.88 (0.46–1.71) 0.711
History of TB
No 61522 64 151 165 104 245 268 1 1
Yes 972 17 22 27 1749 2263 2778 10.62 (6.55–17.24) <0.001 3.64 (2.20–6.02) <0.001
Tobacco smoking
Never 56573 40 97 107 71 171 189 1 1
Current 4848 36 66 75 743 1361 1547 8.29 (5.87–11.71) <0.001 1.26 (0.83–1.93) 0.281
Past 1073 5 10 10 466 932 932 4.96 (2.78–8.86) <0.001
No of cigarettes/Beedies per day
Nil 56573 40 97 107 71 171 189 1
1_10 4372 25 46 52 572 1052 1189 6.35 (4.64–8.69) <0.001
11_20 792 8 11 12 1010 1389 1515 8.12 (4.12–16.01) <0.001
>20 757 8 19 21 1057 2510 2774 15.06 (8.12–27.91) <0.001
Alcohol consumption
No 52366 36 93 104 69 178 199 1 1
Current 9115 40 66 74 439 724 812 4.11 (2.88–5.88) <0.001 1.62 (1.14–2.32) 0.007
Yes 1013 5 14 14 494 1382 1382 7.04 (3.66–13.56) <0.001
Alcohol consumed (ml)
Nil 52366 52 126 139 99 241 265 1
<200ml 10128 29 47 53 286 464 523 3.02 (2.06–4.43) <0.001
Type of cooking fuel
Not Applicable 31020 18 50 54 58 161 174 1
Smokeless 16254 39 78 90 240 480 554 3.19 (2.29–4.46) <0.001
Smoke 15220 24 45 48 158 296 315 1.81 (1.04–3.18) 0.037
Overall 62494 81 173 192 130 277 307