From: Tuberculosis and homelessness in Montreal: a retrospective cohort study
 | Homeless (n = 20) | Non-Homeless (n = 1803) | Odds Ratio or P-Value | ||
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Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Canadian-born, N (%) | 17 | 85% | 297 | 16% | OR = 28 (95% CI: 8.1-96) |
   Aboriginal, N (% of Canadian-born) | 5 | 29% | - | - | - |
Median Age, Years (IQR) | 44 | 35-51 | 39 | 28-60 | p = 0.18 |
Male, N (%) | 11 | 55% | 974 | 53% | OR = 1.0 (95% CI: 0.42-2.5) |
TB Disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Culture-Positive, N (% of all cases) | 20 | 100% | 1598 | 89% | - |
Pulmonary TB, N (% of all cases) | 20 | 100% | 1230 | 68% | - |
Smear-Positive, N (% of pulmonary cases) | 17 | 85% | 601 | 49% | OR = 5.7 (95% CI: 1.7-20) |
Resistant to one or more Drugs, N (%) | 2 | 10% | 211 | 12% | OR = 0.71 (95% CI: 0.16-3.1) |
Risk Factors and Co-morbidities | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Smoker, N (%) | 12 | 60% | 274 | 15% | OR = 8.2 (95% CI: 3.1-22) |
Alcohol Use, N (%) | 15 | 75% | 271 | 15% | OR = 20 (95% CI: 5.7-69) |
Drug User, N (%) | 13 | 65% | 18 | 1.0% | OR = 190 (95 % CI: 62-600) |
   Smoker and Alcohol and Drug User, N (%) | 7 | 35% | 11 | 0.61% | OR = 86 (95% CI: 28-260) |
Tested for HIV, N (%) | 17 | 85% | 883 | 49% | OR = 5.9 (95% CI: 1.7-20) |
HIV-Positive, N (% of Tested for HIV) | 12 | 60% | 130 | 7.2% | OR = 14 (95% CI: 4.8-40) |
Liver Disease, N (%) | 11 | 55% | 118 | 6.5% | OR = 24 (95% CI: 8.7-66) |
Psychiatric Illness, N (%) | 4 | 20% | - | - | Â |
Treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Median Diagnostic Delay*(Days), IQR | 61 | 31-92 | 28 | 14-60 | p = 0.022 |
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT), N (%) | 14 | 70% | 733 | 45% | OR = 5.6 (95% CI: 1.6-20) |
Median Duration of Therapy (Months), IQR | 9 | 6-10.5 | 6 | 6-9 | p = 0.623 |
Treatment Outcome: Cured, N (%) | 15 | 75% | 1465 | 81% | OR = 0.56 (95% CI: 0.18-1.7) |
Treatment Outcome: Died, N (%) | 3 | 15% | 116 | 6.4% | OR = 2.5 (95% CI: 0.73-8.8) |