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Table 2 Univariable analysis of loss to follow-up among TB patients who smoke and are registered in Selangor

From: Characteristics and determinants of loss to follow-up among tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke in an industrial state of Malaysia: a registry-based study of the years 2013-2017

Variables

Crude OR

95% CI

P-Value*

   

Lower

Upper

 

Sociodemographic profile

Age

< 32

1.32

1.04

1.67

0.025

32-41

1.82

1.44

2.29

< 0.001

42-53

1.42

1.15

1.82

0.002

> 53

1

   

Sex

Male

1.21

0.81

1.80

0.335

Female

1

   

Nationality

Malaysian

1.66

1.24

2.20

< 0.001

Non-Malaysian

1

   

Locality

Urban

1.25

1.01

1.54

0.042

Rural

1

   

Ethnicity

Malay

1

   

Chinese

0.48

0.37

0.63

< 0.001

Indian

1.34

1.08

1.65

0.007

Others

1.14

0.78

1.65

0.503

Non-Malaysian

0.57

0.43

0.76

< 0.001

Education Level

No formal education

1.92

1.41

2.28

< 0.001

Primary school

1.51

1.07

2.15

0.020

Secondary school

1.79

1.41

2.28

< 0.001

Higher education

1

   

Income level

≤2160

2.27

1.70

3.04

< 0.001

> 2160

1

   

Employment status

Employed

1.38

1.18

1.61

< 0.001

Un-employed

1

   

Disease profile

     

TB anatomical location

Extrapulmonary

1

   

Pulmonary

1.13

0.88

1.44

0.346

TB case categories

New case

1

   

Previously treated cases

2.73

2.18

3.43

< 0.001

TB case detection

Passive

1

   

Active

2.27

1.63

3.19

< 0.001

BCG status

Yes

1

   

No

0.68

0.53

0.87

0.003

X-ray status

    
 

No lesions

1

   
 

Minimal lesions

1.06

0.79

1.42

0.685

 

Moderate lesions

1.44

1.06

1.94

0.019

 

Severe lesions

1.27

0.72

2.24

0.406

Sputum status

Negative

   

Positive

1.28

1.08

1.52

0.004

Comorbidity

     

HIV status

No

1

   

Yes

1.78

1.38

2.31

< 0.001

DM status

No

1

   

Yes

0.82

0.68

0.99

0.048

  1. Test used: Simple Logistic Regression Analysis
  2. *Significant at 0.05