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Table 4 Demographic, Behaviour and Clinical Characteristics of Presumed Drug Resistant TB at Triage

From: Outcomes from patients with presumed drug resistant tuberculosis in five reference centers in Brazil

 

DS-TB

DR/MDR-TB

 

MDR-TB

p value

 

N (%)

N (%)

OR(95% CI)

p value

N (%)

OR(95% CI)

Demographic Characteristics

  Sex

  Male

39(66.1)

33(64.7)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.87

20(64.5)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.88

  Female

20(33.9)

18(35.3)

0.94(0.42–2.06)

 

11(35.5)

1.07(0.43–2.67)

 

 Age

   < 25

9(15.3)

6(11.8)

1.0 (Reference)

 

4(12.9)

1.0 (Reference)

 

  26–45

34(57.6)

28(54.9)

0.81(0.25–2.55)

p = 0,71

18(58.1)

0.83(0.22–3.10)

p = 0.79

   > 45

16(27.1)

17(33.3)

0.62(0.18–2.16)

p = 0.46

9(29.0)

0.79(0.18–3.31)

p = 0.74

 Race

  White

20(33.9)

26(50.9)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.07

16(51.6)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.10

  Non White

39(63.1)

25(49.1)

2.02(0.94–4.37)

 

15(48.4)

2.08(0.85–5.05)

 

 Schooling (Patient)

   < 8 years

54(91.5)

44(86.3)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.54

27(87.1)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.61

   > 8 years

4(6.8)

5(9.8)

0.65(0.16–2.57)

 

3(9.7)

2.66(0.14–3.20)

 

  IGN

1(1.7)

2(3.9)

-

 

1(3.2)

  

Behavhiour characteristics

 Smoker

  Current

30(50.8)

18(35.3)

1.0 (Reference)

 

10(32.3)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.10

  Ex

18(30.5)

17(33.3)

0.63(0.26–1.53)

p = 0.31

11(35.4)

0.54(0.19–1.53)

p = 0.25

  Never

10(16.8)

15(29.4)

0.40(0.14–1.07)

p = 0.06

10(32.3)

0.33(0.10–1.03)

 

  IGN

1(1.7)

1(2.0)

  

0

  

 Alcoholism (CAGE)

  Yes

13(22.0)

7(13.7)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.26

3(9.7)

1.0 (Reference)

 

  No

46(78.0)

44(86.3)

0.56(0.20–1.54)

-

 

28(90.3

0.37(0.09–1.44)

p = 0.05

 Admission hospital last 2 years

  Yes

22(37.3)

15(29.4)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.34

8(25.8)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.24

  No

36(61.0)

36(70.6)

0.68(0.30–1.52)

 

23(74.2)

0.56(0.21–1.49)

 

  IGN

1(1.7)

0

-

 

0

  

 Admission prison last 2 years

  Yes

14(23.7)

7(13.7)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.18

5(16.1)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.40

  No

45(76.3)

44(86.3)

0.51(0.18–1.38)

-

 

26(83.9)

0.61(0.19–1.91)

 

 Admission in Shelters last 2 years

  Yes

5(8.5)

3(5.9)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.60

3(9.7)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 1.00

  No

53(89.8)

47(92.1)

0.67(0.15–2.98)

 

27(87.1)

1.17(0.26–5.30)

 

  IGN

1(1.7)

1(2.0)

-

 

1(3.2)

  

Clinical Characteristics

 Contact of pulm TB

  Yes

29(49.2)

26(50.9)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.95

19(61.3)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.17

  No

24(40.7)

21(41.2)

1.02(0.46–2.25)

 

8(25;8)

1.96(0.73–5.27)

 

  IGN

6(10.1)

4(7.9)

-

 

4(12.9)

  

 TB in the past

  Yes

48(81.3)

39(76.5)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.66

23(74.2)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.60

  No

11(18.7)

11(21.6)

0.81(0.31–2.07)

 

7(22.6)

0.75(0.25–2.19)

 

  IGN

0

1(1.9)

-

 

1(3.2)

  

 Number treat in the past

  = > 3

16(27.1)

15(29.4)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.62

9(29.0)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.63

   < 3

32(54.2)

24(47.1)

1.25(0.51–3.01)

 

14(45.2)

1.28(0.45–3.60)

 

  IGN

11(18.7)

12(23.5)

-

 

8(25.8)

  

 Outcome TB treat in the past

  Cure/complete

17(28.8)

8 (15.7)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.17

3(9.6)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.06

  Defaulting/failure

30(50.8)

28(54.9)

0.5(0.18–1.35)

 

19(61.3)

0.27 (0.07–1.08)

 

  IGN

12(20.3)

15(29.4)

  

9(29.1)

  

 Cough/Expectoration

  Yes

52(88.1)

43(84.3)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.40

23(74.3)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.06

  No

6(10.2)

8(15.7)

0.62(0.19–1.92)

 

8(25;8)

0.33(0.10–1.06)

 

  IGN

1(1.7)

0

-

 

0

  

 Hemoptysis

  Yes

13(22.0)

13(25.5)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.70

6(19.3)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.73

  No

45(76.3)

38(74.5)

1.18(0.49–2.86)

 

25(80.7)

0.83(0.28–2.45)

 

  IGN

1(1.7)

0

-

 

0

  

 Fever

  Yes

38(64.4)

29(56.8)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.29

17(54.8)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.22

  No

18(30.5)

21(41.2)

0.65(0.29–1.44)

 

14(45.2)

0.57(0.23–1.41)

 

  IGN

3(5.1)

1(2.0)

-

 

0

  

 Weight loss

  Yes

49(83.1)

26(50.9)

4.71(1.96–11.3)

p < 0.01

14(45.2)

1.0 (Reference)

p < 0.01

  No

10(16.9)

25(49.1)

1.0 (Reference)

 

17(54.8)

5.95(2.23–15.87)

 

 Sweating

  Yes

43(72.9)

25(49.0)

2.58(1.12–5.95)

p = 0.04

13(41.9)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.01

  No

14(23.6)

21(41.2)

1.0 (Reference)

 

15(48.4)

3.54(1.36–9.22)

 

  IGN

2(2.5)

5(9.8)

-

 

3(9.7)

  

 Dyspneia

  Yes

44(74.6)

27(52.9)

2.39(1.05–5.44)

p = 0.05

15(48.4)

1.0 (Reference)

p = 0.02

  No

15(25.4)

22(43.1)

1.0 (Reference)

 

16(51.6)

3.18(1.28–7.93)

 

 IGN

0

2(4.0)

  

0

  
  1. IGN ignored, NA not applicable, MDR multidrugresistant, DR drug resistant, DS drug sensitive