Table 3 Relative treatment delays estimated by the exponential of regression coefficients from multiple linear regression. Dependent variables: log (patient delay), log (health care system delay) and log (total delay). (95 % confidence intervals)
From: Patient and health care system delays in the start of tuberculosis treatment in Norway
| Â | Patient delay | Health care system delay | Total delay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Univariate | Multivariate†| Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate |
| Â | Relative delay | Relative delay | Relative delay | Relative delay | Relative delay | Relative delay |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Women‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Men | 0.68 (0.37–1.27) | 0.71 (0.39–1.29) | 0.76 (0.44–1.34) | 0.84 (0.49–1.45) | 0.77 (0.48–1.24) | 0.81 (0.50–1.29) |
Birthplace | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Norway‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Abroad | 1.26 (0.44–3.62) | 0.56 (0.17–1.89) | 0.46 (0.19–1.12) | 0.32 (0.11–0.94) | 0.94 (0.47–1.88) | 0.81 (0.37–1.78) |
Site of the disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Pulmonary‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Extra-pulmonary | 2.44 (1.31–4.54) | 2.97 (1.57–5.61) | 1.92 (1.08–3.42) | 2.04 (1.13–3.68) | 1.80 (1.11-2.91) | 1.81 (1.10–2.98) |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   15–29 yrs‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   30–44 yrs | 0.99 (0.49–2.02) | 0.94 (0.48–1.82) | 0.60 (0.33–1.12) | 0.61 (0.34–1.10) | 0.79 (0.47–1.35) | 0.80 (0.47–1.35) |
   45–59 yrs | 1.69 (0.66–4.38) | 1.90 (0.79–4.58) | 1.54 (0.61–3.85) | 1.70 (0.70–4.13) | 1.52 (0.72–3.20) | 1.59 (0.77–3.28) |
   60+ yrs | 0.55 (0.15–2.10) | 0.21 (0.05–0.99) | 1.40 (0.46–4.27) | 0.41 (0.10–1.63) | 1.13 (0.47–2.70) | 0.87 (0.32–2.35) |