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Table 3 Odd ratios for site 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

 

Pulmonary TB

Extra-pulmonary TB

Disseminated TB

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

81

79

0.69 (0.42 - 1.14)

52

36

1.35 (0.80 - 2.26)

10

6

1.44 (0.51 - 4.09)

20 - 39

846

305

0.71 (0.56 - 0.89)**

419

111

1.30 (1.02 - 1.66)*

106

21

1.67 (1.03 - 2.70)*

40 - 59

228

422

0.80 (0.62 - 1.04)

132

212

1.09 (0.83 - 1.42)

31

30

1.82 (1.08 - 3.06)*

60 - 79

31

960

0.99 (0.56 - 1.77)

17

533

0.98 (0.54 - 1.77)

3

81

1.16 (0.35 - 3.79)

≥80

5

401

1.52 (1.43 - 1.60)

0

167

-

0

37

-

Total

1191

2167

0.89 (0.79 - 0.99)*

620

1059

1.02 (0.91 - 1.16)

150

175

1.53 (1.22 - 1.91)***

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