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Table 2 Multivariable analysis for risk factors for death in 1416 pulmonary non-MDR TB cases

From: Risk factors affecting treatment outcomes for pulmonary tuberculosis in Finland 2007–2014: a national cohort study

Variable

Multivariable RRRa

for death (95% CI)

p

Age/10 yearsb

  

Finnish male

1.50 (1.25–1.80)

< 0.001

Finnish female

1.94 (1.42–2.65)

< 0.001

Foreign origin male

1.20 (0.92–1.57)

0.183

Foreign origin female

1.55 (1.04–2.30)

0.030

Male

9.54 (1.36–66.70)

0.023

Foreign origin

1.01 (0.20–5.21)

0.991

Drug resistance non-MDRc

0.84 (0.33–2.11)

0.705

Study period 2011–2014

1.06 (0.80–1.40)

0.695

Charlson 1–2d

3.03 (2.11–4.35)

< 0.001

Charlson 3–4d

3.55 (2.20–5.75)

< 0.001

Charlson ≥ 5d

5.94 (2.65–13.33)

< 0.001

  1. aratio of relative risks
  2. b1/age was also included in the model to explain the increase in the
  3. risk of death among very young children (curve J-shaped), p < 0.001.
  4. cInformation imputed for 23 successfully treated cases, 12 fatal cases
  5. dInformation imputed for 30 successfully treated cases, 8 fatal cases
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