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Table 5 Adjusted odds ratio for predicting tuberculosis by multidimensional poverty and selected risk factors in India, 2015–16

From: Association of multidimensional poverty and tuberculosis in India

Background characteristics

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Robust Standard Error

P- value

Multidimensional Poverty

 Multidimensional Non-Poor (Ref.)

  Multidimensional Poor

1.83***(1.74–1.91)

0.04

< 0.001

Age

 Less than 15 (Ref.)

  15–44

4.90***(4.47–5.36)

0.23

< 0.001

  45–59

11.58***(10.55–12.73)

0.56

< 0.001

  60+

16.04***(14.59–17.62)

0.77

< 0.001

 Sex

  Female (Ref.)

  Male

0.56***(0.54–0.59)

0.01

< 0.001

 Smoking Behaviour

  No Smoking (Ref.)

  Smoking

1.25***(1.2–1.30)

0.03

< 0.001

Crowding

 No crowding (Ref.)

  Over crowding

1.26***(1.20–1.32)

0.03

< 0.001

Place of Residence

 Urban (Ref.)

  Rural

1.11***(1.05–1.17)

0.03

< 0.001

Religion

 Hindu (Ref.)

  Muslim

1.29***(1.21–1.38)

0.04

< 0.001

  Christian

1.99***(1.85–2.15)

0.07

< 0.001

  Others

1.24***(1.13–1.37)

0.06

< 0.001

Caste

 Others (Ref.)

  SC

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

0.03

0.609

  ST

0.84***(0.79–0.89)

0.03

< 0.001

  OBC

0.70***(0.65–0.75)

0.03

< 0.001

  1. Note: The odds ratio are adjusted for all variables in the table