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Table 4 Risk factors of Non-tuberculous mycobacteria

From: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Zambia: prevalence, clinical, radiological and microbiological characteristics

Variable

Number (%)

Odds ratio [95 % CI]

p-value

Smear positive

51 (5.53)

2.01 [1.82–2.21]

0.000

Cough

489 (52.98)

0.804 [0.723–0.895]

0.000

Chest pain

656 (71.07)

1.25 [1.11–1.40]

0.000

Fever at night

324 (35.10)

1.13 [1.01–1.27]

0.027

Unintentional weight loss

329 (35.64)

0.855 [0.763–0.953]

0.007

HIV positive

54 (5.85)

0.941 [0.913–0.970]

0.000