Table 1.
Variable assignment
| Variable | Variable assignment |
|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0 = BMI ⩾ 18·5,1 = BMI < 18·5 |
| Level of education | 0 = Low (illiteracy, elementary school, or middle school), 1 = high (college, university, or above) |
| Institution where the first diagnosis was made | 0 = TB prevention and control institution, specialized hospital, 1 = general hospital, 2 = private hospital or others |
| Place where first medicine was taken | 0 = Home, 1 = medical institutions (TB prevention and control institution, TB specialized hospital, or general hospital), 2 = temporary living places (short-term living place, hotel or the places where homeless people stay) |
| Number of treatment | 0 = 1, 1 = 2 or more |
| History of BCG vaccination | 0 = No, 1 = yes |
| Previous treatment duration | 0 = ⩽6 months,1 = >6 months |
| Type of retreatment | 0 = Relapse, 1 = initial treatment failure, 2 = others (patients with returning, immigration, or irregular and irrational use of anti-TB drugs over 1 month) |
| Treatment regimen | 0 = Standard retreatment regimen, 1 = optimal regimen |
| Medication supervision | 0 = No, 1 = yes |
| Culture result after 2 months of treatment | 0 = Negative, 1 = positive |
| Drug resistance | 0 = No, 1 = yes |