Variable | Delayed (> 41 days) | No delay (≤ 41 days) | OR | 95%- CI | p-value | |||
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n(120) | % | n(122) | % | |||||
BIOLOGICAL | ||||||||
Sex | (n = 242) | |||||||
Female | 35 | 29.17 | 39 | 31.97 | 1.00 | |||
Male | 85 | 70.83 | 83 | 68.03 | 1.14 | 0.66-1.98 | 0.6365 | |
Age | (n = 242) | |||||||
< 30 years | 24 | 20.00 | 24 | 19.67 | 1.00 | |||
30 – 49 years | 80 | 66.67 | 79 | 64.75 | 1.01 | 0.53-1.94 | 0.9695 | |
≥ 50 years | 16 | 13.33 | 19 | 15.57 | 0.84 | 0.35-2.02 | 0.6997 | |
SOCIOECONOMIC | ||||||||
Town of residence | (n = 239) | |||||||
Countryside | 20 | 16.81 | 19 | 15.83 | 1.00 | |||
Capital/metropolitan region | 99 | 83.19 | 101 | 84.17 | 0.93 | 0.47-1.85 | 0.8387 | |
Marital status | (n = 241) | |||||||
Married | 26 | 21.67 | 25 | 20.66 | 1.00 | |||
Single/separated/widowed | 94 | 78.33 | 96 | 79.34 | 0.94 | 0.51-1.75 | 0.8485 | |
Living with | (n = 228) | |||||||
Family/partner | 92 | 81.42 | 97 | 84.35 | 1.00 | |||
Alone | 21 | 18.58 | 18 | 15.65 | 1.23 | 0.62-2.48 | 0.5571 | |
Education | (n = 241) | |||||||
Up to 9 years of school | 67 | 56.30 | 77 | 63.11 | 1.00 | |||
9 or more years of school | 52 | 43.70 | 45 | 36.89 | 1.33 | 0.79-2.23 | 0.2814 | |
In employment | (n = 241) | |||||||
No | 83 | 69.75 | 83 | 68.03 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 36 | 30.25 | 39 | 31.97 | 0.92 | 0.53-1.59 | 0.7737 | |
Lifestyle | ||||||||
Drinking | (n = 208) | |||||||
Abstainer/light drinker | 91 | 91.00 | 100 | 92.59 | 1.00 | |||
Moderate/heavy | 9 | 9.00 | 8 | 7.41 | 1.24 | 0.45-3.42 | 0.6757 | |
Smoking | (n = 241) | |||||||
Never smoked | 44 | 36.97 | 51 | 41.80 | 1.00 | |||
Ex-smoker | 49 | 41.18 | 51 | 41.80 | 1.11 | 0.63-1.96 | 0.7076 | |
Smoker | 26 | 21.85 | 20 | 16.39 | 1.51 | 0.74-3.09 | 0.2569 | |
Use of illicit drugs | (n = 239) | |||||||
No | 70 | 59.32 | 94 | 77.69 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 48 | 40.68 | 27 | 22.31 | 2.39 | 1.37-4.24 | 0.0025 | |
Use of marijuana | (n = 239) | |||||||
Yes | 47 | 39.83 | 27 | 22.31 | 1.00 | |||
No | 71 | 60.17 | 94 | 77.69 | 0.43 | 0.24-0.76 | 0.0038 | |
Use of cocaine | (n = 239) | |||||||
Yes | 19 | 16.10 | 9 | 7.44 | 1.00 | |||
No | 99 | 83.90 | 112 | 92.56 | 0.42 | 0.17-0.94 | 0.0417 | |
Use of crack | (n = 239) | |||||||
Yes | 23 | 19.49 | 7 | 5.79 | 1.00 | |||
No | 95 | 80.51 | 114 | 94.21 | 0.25 | 0.10-0.59 | 0.0025 | |
Use of shoemaker glue | (n = 239) | |||||||
Yes | 11 | 9.32 | 11 | 9.09 | 1.00 | |||
No | 107 | 90.68 | 110 | 90.91 | 0.97 | 0.40-2.36 | 0.9507 | |
Variables | (Delayed) > 41 days | (No delay) ≤ 41 days | OR | 95%- CI | p-value | |||
n | % | n | % | |||||
HIV Variables | ||||||||
Opportunistic disease | (n = 238) | |||||||
Yes | 73 | 72.12 | 72 | 71.96 | 1.00 | |||
No | 45 | 27.88 | 48 | 28.04 | 0.92 | 0.55-1.56 | 0.7682 | |
AIDS | (n = 238) | |||||||
Yes | 53 | 44.92 | 57 | 47.50 | 1.00 | |||
No | 65 | 55.08 | 63 | 52.50 | 1.11 | 0.67-1.85 | 0.6893 | |
CD4 Count | (n = 175) | |||||||
≤ 50 cels/mm3 | 27 | 32.14 | 23 | 25.27 | 1.00 | |||
51 – 200 cels/mm3 | 25 | 29.76 | 35 | 38.46 | 0.61 | 0.28-1.29 | 0.1982 | |
201 – 500 cels/mm3 | 22 | 26.19 | 24 | 26.37 | 0.78 | 0.35-1.74 | 0.5458 | |
>500 cels/mm3 | 10 | 11.90 | 9 | 9.89 | 0.95 | 0.33-2.77 | 0.9189 | |
Use of ART | (n = 240) | |||||||
Yes | 67 | 55.83 | 73 | 60.83 | 1.00 | |||
No | 53 | 44.17 | 47 | 39.17 | 1.23 | 0.74-2.06 | 0.4323 | |
TB VARIABLES | ||||||||
Place where initiated TB treatment | (n = 180) | |||||||
Outpatients | 42 | 46.67 | 42 | 46.67 | 1.00 | |||
Inpatients | 48 | 53.33 | 48 | 53.33 | 1.00 | 0.56-1.80 | 1.0000 | |
Standard chest x-ray | (n = 220) | |||||||
Atypical | 92 | 85.19 | 92 | 82.14 | 1.00 | |||
Normal | 1 | 0.93 | 3 | 2.68 | 0.33 | 0.02-2.66 | 0.3453 | |
Typical | 15 | 13.89 | 17 | 15.18 | 0.88 | 0.41-1.87 | 0.7443 | |
Contact with person undergoing TT TB | (n = 239) | |||||||
Yes | 81 | 68.64 | 84 | 69.42 | 1.00 | |||
No | 37 | 31.36 | 37 | 30.58 | 1.04 | 0.60-1.80 | 0.8966 | |
TB contact in the household | (n = 75) | |||||||
Yes | 15 | 40.54 | 10 | 26.32 | 1.00 | |||
No | 22 | 59.46 | 28 | 73.68 | 0.52 | 0.19-1.38 | 0.1940 | |
Previous treatment | (n = 236) | |||||||
Yes | 29 | 24.58 | 31 | 26.27 | 1.00 | |||
No | 89 | 75.42 | 87 | 73.73 | 1.09 | 0.61-1.97 | 0.7650 | |
Sputum smear | (n = 225) | |||||||
Positive | 29 | 26.13 | 39 | 34.21 | 1.00 | |||
Negative | 58 | 52.25 | 41 | 35.96 | 1.90 | 1.02-3.58 | 0.0438 | |
Not performed | 24 | 21.62 | 34 | 29.82 | 0.95 | 0.47-1.93 | 0.8858 | |
Sputum Culture | (n = 195) | |||||||
Positive | 14 | 15.05 | 9 | 8.82 | 1.00 | |||
Negative | 27 | 29.03 | 18 | 17.65 | 0.96 | 0.34-2.68 | 0.9447 | |
Not performed | 52 | 55.91 | 75 | 73.53 | 0.45 | 0.17-1.09 | 0.0815 | |
Weight loss | (n = 221) | |||||||
No | 30 | 26.55 | 47 | 43.52 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 83 | 73.45 | 61 | 56.48 | 2.13 | 1.22-3.78 | 0.0086 | |
Anemia | (n = 169) | |||||||
No | 17 | 19.77 | 19 | 22.89 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 69 | 80.23 | 64 | 77.11 | 1.20 | 0.58-2.54 | 0.6202 | |
Asthenia | (n = 241) | |||||||
No | 40 | 33.33 | 64 | 52.89 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 80 | 66.67 | 57 | 47.11 | 2.25 | 1.34-3.80 | 0.0023 | |
Sweating | (n = 233) | |||||||
No | 56 | 47.46 | 70 | 60.87 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 62 | 52.54 | 45 | 39.13 | 1.72 | 1.03-2.90 | 0.0406 | |
Variables | Delayed > 41 days | No delay ≤ 41 days | OR | 95%- CI | p-value | |||
n | % | n | % | |||||
Production of Sputum | (n = 242) | |||||||
Yes | 74 | 61.67 | 77 | 63.11 | 1.00 | |||
No | 46 | 38.33 | 45 | 36.89 | 1.06 | 0.63-1.79 | 0.8161 | |
Dyspnea | (n = 213) | |||||||
No | 68 | 63.55 | 77 | 72.64 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 39 | 36.45 | 29 | 27.36 | 1.52 | 0.85-2.74 | 0.1558 | |
BMI | (n = 211) | |||||||
≥ 18.5 | 75 | 72.12 | 77 | 71.96 | 1.00 | |||
< 18.5 | 29 | 27.88 | 30 | 28.04 | 0.99 | 0.54-1.81 | 0.9803 | |
Hemoptysis | (n = 230) | |||||||
No | 104 | 88.89 | 102 | 90.27 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 13 | 11.11 | 11 | 9.73 | 1.16 | 0.50-2.75 | 0.7330 | |
Chest Pain | (n = 222) | |||||||
No | 70 | 61.40 | 81 | 75.00 | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 44 | 38.60 | 27 | 25.00 | 1.89 | 1.07-3.38 | 0.0309 | |
Constitutional Symptoms | (n = 242) | |||||||
None | 13 | 10.83 | 26 | 21.31 | 1.00 | - | ||
1* | 23 | 19.17 | 37 | 30.33 | 1.24 | 0.54-2.94 | 0.6136 | |
2** | 40 | 33.33 | 36 | 29.51 | 2.22 | 1.01-5.07 | 0.0515 | |
3*** | 44 | 36.67 | 23 | 18.85 | 3.83 | 1.69-9.04 | 0.0016 |