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Table 3 Univariate analysis and logistic regression for health care system delay
| Characteristics | Group 1 (≥18 days) | Group 2 (<18 days) | Univariate analysis | Logistic regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p | |||
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 43.8 ± 15.83 | 41.28 ± 15.57 | 0.99 | 0.97-1.01 | 0.321 | 0.98 | 0.96-1.01 | 0.081 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 47 (60.3) | 43 (57.1) | 1.06 | 0.77-1.76 | 0.839 | 1.16 | 0.53-2.4 | 0.720 |
| White race, n (%) | 48 (61.5) | 40 (53.3) | 1.18 | 0.85-1.64 | 0.388 | |||
| Current or former smoker | 50 (34.1) | 48 (64.0) | 1.01 | 0.72-1.38 | ||||
| Alcoholism, n (%) | 31 (39.7) | 22 (29.3) | 1.24 | 0.92-1.69 | 0.324 | |||
| Drug use, n (%) | 26 (33.3) | 24 (32.0) | 1.03 | 0.74-1.43 | 0.997 | |||
| Marijuana use, n (%) | 16 (20.5) | 13 (17.3) | 1.10 | 0.76-1.60 | 0.768 | |||
| Cocaine use, n (%) | 17 (21.8) | 10 (13.3) | 1.30 | 0.93-1.83 | 0.246 | |||
| Crack use, n (%) | 18 (23.1) | 17 (22.7) | 1.01 | 0,70-1.46 | 0.999 | |||
| Symptoms, n (%) Cough | 66 (84.6) | 67 (89.3) | 0.83 | 0.56-1.23 | 0.532 | |||
| Sputum production | 43 (55.1) | 55 (73.3) | 0.69 | 0.51-0.93 | 0.029 | 0.45 | 0.20-1.01 | 0.052 |
| Hemoptysis | 12 (15.4) | 13 (17.3) | 0.93 | 0.60-1.45 | 0.555 | |||
| Fever | 63 (80.8) | 62 (82.7) | 0.94 | 0.64-1.38 | 0.925 | |||
| Weight loss | 65 (83.3) | 52 (69.3) | 1.54 | 0.97-2.45 | 0.064 | 2.76 | 1.14-6.71 | 0.025 |
| Dyspnea | 49 (62.8) | 46 (61.3) | 1.03 | 0.75-1.43 | 0.982 | |||
| Night sweats | 58 (74.4) | 44 (58.7) | 1.45 | 0.99-2.12 | 0.059 | 1.74 | 0.77-3.93 | 0.184 |
| Chest pain | 36 (46.2) | 34 (45.3) | 1.01 | 0.74-1.39 | 0.999 | |||
| Fatigue | 29 (37.2) | 23 (30.7) | 1.18 | 0.86-1.61 | 0.408 | |||
| Had consultation at the first health service sought, n (%) | 72 (92.3) | 74 (98.7) | 0.58 | 0.41-0.81 | 0.135 | |||
| Chest x-ray performed, n (%) | 65 (90.3) | 69 (93.2) | 0.94 | 0.69-1.28 | 0.202 | |||
| Previous TB, n (%) | 7 (9.0) | 17 (22.7) | 0.53 | 0.28-1.01 | 0.035 | 0.50 | 0.15-1.66 | 0.256 |
| Completed treatment, n (%) | 4 (57.1) | 10 (58.8) | 0.95 | 0.27-3.35 | 0.999 | |||
| HIV positive, n (%) | 42 (60.9) | 35 (61.4) | 0.99 | 0.72-1.37 | 0.999 | |||
| Radiographic pattern, n (%) | ||||||||
| Cavitation | 12 (15.6) | 22 (29.3) | 0.64 | 0.40-1.04 | 0.066 | 0.45 | 0.19-1.08 | 0.074 |
| Pleural effusion | 4 (5.1) | 2 (2.7) | 1.32 | 0.74-2.39 | 0.682 | |||
| Milliary pattern | 11 (14.1) | 3 (4.0) | 0.059 | 5.33 | 1.15-24.56 | 0.032 | ||
| Consolidation | 41 (52.6) | 40 (53.3) | 0.999 | |||||
| Fibrotic changes | 2 (2.6) | 13 (17.3) | 0.005 | 0.12 | 0.02- 0.64 | 0.013 | ||
| Reticular infiltrates | 28 (35.9) | 21 (28.0) | 0.382 | |||||
| Forms of TB | ||||||||
| Pulmonary TB | 75 (96.2) | 74 (98.7) | 0.620 | |||||
| Pleuropulmonary TB | 3 (3.8) | 1 (1.3) | 0.640 | |||||
| Pulmonary + milliary TB | 12 (15.4) | 7 (9.3) | 0.374 |
