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. 2021 Nov 22;75(2):314–322. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab970

Table 4.

Univariable and Multivariable Analysis of Community-Based Survey (N = 10 320), Showing Factors Associated With Being Sputum Culture Positive (n = 58)

Univariable Analysis Multivariable Analysis
Characteristics No. Sputum Culture Positive/No. Total Participants (%) OR (95% CI) P Weighteda OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P Weighteda OR (95% CI) P
Sex
 Female 30/7049 (0.4)
 Male 28/3271 (0.9) 2.0 (1.2–3.4) .008 1.8 (1.3–2.7) .002 2.4 (1.4–4.0) .001 2.2 (1.5–3.3) <.001
Age
 15–24 y 8/2802 (0.3)
 25–44 y 19/3189 (0.6) 2.1 (1.0–5.1) .08 2.8 (1.6–5.2) <.001 1.7 (.7–4.2) .2 2.2 (1.2–4.3) .011
 >44 y 31/4329 (0.7) 2.5 (1.2–5.9) .02 3.1 (1.8–5.7) <.001 2.7 (1.3–6.3) .016 3.3 (1.8–6.1) <.001
HIV status
 Negative 31/7151 (0.4)
 Positive on ART 22/2714 (0.8) 1.9 (1.1–3.2) .024 1.7 (1.1–2.6) .01 2.0 (1.1–3.5) .022 1.8 (1.2–2.8) .008
 Positive not on ART 4/391 (1.0) 2.4 (.7–6.0) .11 1.8 (.7–3.7) .20 2.7 (.8–7.0) .077 2.0 (.8–4.2) .080
MUAC
 ≥24 cm 44/9379 (0.5)
 <24 cm 14/941 (1.0) 3.2 (1.7–5.7) <.001 3.6 (2.3–5.4) <.001
TB symptoms
 None reported 45/9229 (0.5)
 Reported 1 symptom 5/717 (0.7) 1.4 (.5–3.3) .4 1.3 (.6–2.5) .5
 Reported >1 symptom 8/374 (2.1) 4.5 (1.9–9.0) <.001 6.1 (3.6–9.7) <.001

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MUAC, midupper arm circumference; OR, odds ratio; TB, tuberculosis.

Weights calculated as the inverse probability of participation in the community survey based on age, sex, and previous HIV status.