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Table 1 Univariate analysis of demographic characteristics and associated risk factors in TB

From: Impact of tea drinking upon tuberculosis: a neglected issue

  

TB Patients

Healthy controls

OR (95 % CI)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

Male

427

74.39

410

70.45

 

Female

147

25.61

172

29.55

0.821(0.634,1.063)

Age (years)

19-30

73

12.72

85

14.60

Reference

31-50

219

38.15

205

35.22

1.244(0.862,1.794)

51-70

195

33.97

182

31.27

1.248(0.860,1.810)

71-84

87

15.16

110

18.90

0.921(0.605,1.402)

Marital status

Married

403

70.21

397

68.21

 

Other

171

29.79

185

31.79

0.911(0.709,1.169)

Education background

Primary school or below

234

40.77

239

41.07

Reference

Junior high school

178

31.01

182

31.27

0.999(0.759,1.314)

Senior high school or above

162

28.22

151

25.95

1.096(0.823,1.458)

BMI

<18.5

208

36.24

199

34.19

Reference

18.5-24.9

334

58.19

325

55.84

0.983(0.768,1.259)

≥25

32

5.57

58

9.97

0.528(0.329,0.847)*

Smoking

No

242

42.16

312

53.61

 

Yes

332

57.84

270

46.39

1.585(1.257,2.000)*

Alcohol drinking

No

477

83.10

496

85.22

 

Yes

97

16.90

86

14.78

1.173(0.855,1.609)

History of BCG vaccination

No

462

80.49

416

71.48

 

Yes

112

19.51

166

28.52

0.608(0.462,0.799)*

cooking with solid fuel

No

234

40.77

312

53.61

 

Yes

340

59.23

270

46.39

1.679(1.330,2.119)*

Tea drinking

No

301

52.44

243

41.75

 

Yes

273

47.56

339

58.25

0.650(0.515,0.820)*

  1. *P < 0.05