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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for drug-resistant (not MDR) and MDR TBa

From: Persistently high prevalence of primary resistance and multidrug resistance of tuberculosis in Heilongjiang Province, China

Characteristic

 

No. (%) of patients

Drug-resistant vs. Pan-sensitive

OR (95 % CI)

MDR vs. Pan-sensitive

OR (95 % CI)

Total

(n = 1427)

Pan-sensitive

(n = 613)

Drug-resistant

(n = 489)

MDR

(n = 325)

Univariate

analysis

Multivariate

analysis

Univariate

analysis

Multivariate analysis

Sex

 Male

994(69.7)

425 (69.3)

343(70.1)

226 (69.5)

Referent

NA

Referent

NA

 Female

433(30.3)

188 (30.7)

146(29.9)

99 (30.5)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

NA

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

NA

Age group, y

 7–34

469(32.9)

234(38.2)

152(31.1)

83 (25.5)

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 35–54

587(41.1)

198 (32.3)

215(44.0)

174 (53.5)

1.7 (1.3–2.2)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

2.5 (1. 8–3.4)

1.7 (1.2–2.5)

  ≥ 55

371(26.0)

181 (29.5)

122(24.9)

68 (20.9)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

History of TB treatment

 No

918(64.1)

471 (76.8)

322(65.8)

125 (38.5)

Referent

Referent

Referent

Reference

 Yes

509(35.7)

142(23.2)

167(34.2)

200 (61.5)

1.7 (1.3–2.2)

1.7 (1.2–2.1)

5.3 (4.0–7.1)

3.6 (2.6–5.0)

Cavity visible on radiographb

 No

442(35.2)

222 (39.8)

147(34.9)

73 (26.5)

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Yes

812(64.8)

336 (60.2)

274(65.1)

202 (73.5)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

1.6 (1.0–2.2)

With standard hospitalization

 Yes

1021(71.5)

496 (80.9)

396 (81.0)

129 (39.7)

Referent

NA

Referent

Referent

 Noc

406(28.5)

117 (19.1)

93(19.0)

196 (60.3)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

NA

6.4 (4.8–8.7)

5.0 (3.6–7.0)

Beijing genotyped

 No

31(10.3)

17 (14.8)

11 (10.2)

3 (3.9)

Referent

NA

Referent

NA

 Yes

269(89.7)

98 (85.2)

97 (89.8)

74 (96.1)

1.5 (0.7–3.4)

NA

4.3 (1.2–15.1)

NA

  1. a MDR multidrug resistance, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable (These variables were not included in the multivariate logistic-regression models)
  2. bThe radiograph results were available with 1254 patients during the period 2007 through 2012
  3. cThe hospitalization days of the cases were shorter than the required by the National guidelines: 21–28, 28–35 and 42–56 days for non-MDR new, non-MDR retreated and MDR cases, respectively [26]
  4. dBeijing genotype analysis with 300 isolates from 2007 to 2009 was available