Table 6 Predictors of prolonged treatment duration: 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unemployment | -0.951 | 0.398 | .017 | 0.39 (0.18, 0.84) |
Lung cavities | 0.981 | 0.375 | .009 | 2.67 (1.29, 5.57) |
High-grade sputum | 0.662 | 0.371 | .074 | 1.94 (0.94, 4.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 1.920 | 0.421 | <.0005 | 6.80 (2.98, 15.51) |
Smoker | 0.890 | 0.371 | .016 | 2.43 (1.18, 5.03) |