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Table 2 Risk Factors for isoniazid treatment interruptions among latent tuberculosis cases followed for 12 months

From: Timing of treatment interruption among latently infected tuberculosis cases treated with a nine-month course of daily isoniazid: findings from a time to event analysis

Predictors

Unadjusted

HR (95% CI)

Adjusted

HR (95% CI)

Type of Patient

 Pediatric

0.87 (0.82, 0.93)

0.83 (0.78, 0.89)

 Recent Contact

0.74 (0.69, 0.81)

0.74 (0.68, 0.81)

 Other Adults

1.00

1.00

Gender

 Male

1.00

1.00

 Female

0.91 (0.86, 0.95)

0.90 (0.85, 0.94)

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic

1.00

1.00

 Hispanic

1.46 (1.38, 1.53)

1.54 (1.43, 1.66)

Race

 White

1.28 (1.19, 1.37)

1.26 (1.18, 1.36)

 Black

1.14 (1.06, 1.22)

1.57 (1.44, 1.70)

 Asian

0.58 (0.51, 0.66)

0.77 (0.67, 0.89)

 Other

1.00

1.00

Birth Origin

 U.S.-born

1.00

1.00

 Non-U.S.-born, ≤ 5 Years

1.34 (1.27, 1.41)

1.25 (1.18, 1.32)

 Non-U.S.-born, >  5 Years

1.24 (1.12, 1.37)

1.16 (1.04, 1.29)

HIV Co-infected

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.41 (0.31, 0.53)

0.39 (0.30, 0.51)

Diabetic

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.73 (0.57, 0.94)

0.77 (0.60, 0.98)

Other Immunosuppressive Conditions

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.59 (0.42, 0.85)

0.65 (0.46, 0.93)

  1. Notes: HR hazard ratio; * p-values are based on the Cox proportional hazards models