Table 3 Demographic characteristics of tuberculosis cases and factors associated with unreported cases

N = 592

N = 507

N = 85

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Variables

n

%

n

%

Age (years)

 18-30

146

128

87.7

18

12.3

1.19 [0.62-2.27]

0.592

 31-50

237

212

89.5

25

10.5

Ref.

Ref.

 51-64

62

52

83.9

10

16.1

1.64 [0.71-3.56]

0.238

 >65

121

92

76

29

24

2.66 [1.48-4.84]

0.001

 Unknown

26

23

88.5

3

11.5

1.15 [0.25-3.66]

0.835

Sex

 Male

368

321

87.2

47

12.8

Ref.

Ref.

 Female

214

179

83.6

35

16.4

1.34 [0.83-2.14]

0.235

 Unknown

10

7

70

3

30

3.00 [0.59-11.5]

0.165

Employment

 Employed

205

174

84.9

31

15.1

1.54 [0.70-3.7]

0.296

1.75 (0.74-4.09)

0.197

 Unemployed

184

169

91.8

15

8.2

0.77 [0.32-2.02]

0.581

0.88 (0.35-2.23)

0.801

 Retired

125

94

75.2

31

24.8

2.84 [1.27-7.04]

0.01

3.04 (1.29-7.18)

0.011

 Unknown/On  disability

78

70

89.7

8

10.3

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Living situation

 With family

423

371

87.7

52

12.3

Ref.

Ref.

 Alone

42

33

78.6

9

21.4

1.96 [0.84-4.21]

0.116

In a group

64

53

82.8

11

17.2

1.49 [0.70-2.96]

0.287

 Homeless

14

11

78.6

3

21.4

2.01 [0.42-6.81]

0.338

 Incarcerated

10

8

80

2

20

1.88 [0.25-7.95]

0.477

 Unknown

39

31

79.5

8

20.5

1.86 [0.76-4.12]

0.166

Center of diagnosis

 Emergency  Department.

320

283

88.4

37

11.6

Ref.

Ref.

 Primary care

113

94

83.2

19

16.8

1.55 [0.83-2.80]

0.163

 Specialty clinic

91

76

83.5

15

16.5

1.52 [0.77-2.87]

0.223

 Unknown or other

68

54

79.4

14

20.6

1.99 [0.98-3.88]

0.058

Country of origin

 Spain

401

334

83.3

67

16.7

Ref.

Ref.

 Other

191

173

90.6

18

9.4

0.52 [0.29-0.89]

0.016