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Table 2 Odd ratios for type of disease according to origin of patients (not Italy-born/Italy-born) by age group

From: Epidemiology of tuberculosis in a low-incidence Italian region with high immigration rates: differences between not Italy-born and Italy-born TB cases

 

New case

Re-treatment case

Unknown

Age group (years)

Not Italy-b

n

Italy-b^

n

OR 95% CI

Not Italy-b

n

Italy-b^

n

OR 95% CI

Not Italy-b

n

Italy-b^

n

OR 95% CI

0 - 19

85

73

0.96 (0.59 - 1.58)

2

1

1.70 (0.15 - 19.0)

26

8

3.14 (1.36 - 7.22)**

20 - 39

820

187

2.00 (1.61 - 2.49)***

43

17

0.80 (0.45 - 1.42)

187

19

3.49 (2.15 - 5.67)***

40 - 59

230

290

1.85 (1.43 - 2.38)***

18

30

1.02 (0.56 - 1.86)

65

44

2.81 (1.88 - 4.22)***

60 - 79

25

650

1.37 (0.79 - 2.40)

7

132

1.74 (0.77 - 3.95)

7

108

2.17 (0.95 - 4.92)

≥80

2

244

0.99 (0.16 - 5.99)

1

40

3.55 (0.39 - 32.5)

1

67

2.02 (0.22 - 18.3)

Total

1162

1444

1.98 (1.76 - 2.21)***

71

220

1.98 (1.76 - 2.21)***

282

246

2.19 (1.83 - 2.63)***

  1. * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001
  2. ^Reference category