Table 4 Predictors of unsuccessful treatment outcome: multiple logistic regression analysis
From: Treatment outcome of new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Penang, Malaysia
Independent variables | B | S.E | p-value | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 0.767 | 0.299 | .010 | 2.15 (1.20, 3.87) |
Chinese | -0.524 | 0.263 | .057 | 0.59 (0.35, 1.07) |
Foreigners | 3.050 | 1.280 | <.0005 | 21.24 (4.61, 97.94) |
Illiterate | 1.320 | 0.443 | .003 | 3.72 (1.56, 8.87) |