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Table 4 Analysis of bacterial risk factors associated with unfavourable outcome during 2-year follow-up in 239 INH-resistant TB cases

From: Bacterial risk factors for treatment failure and relapse among patients with isoniazid resistant tuberculosis

Risk factor

Crude OR

95%CI

P-value

Adjusted ORa

95% CI

P-value

Age < 35 years (n = 97)

0.77

0.43–1.38

0.383

0.71

0.39–1.30

0.267

Male sex (n = 177)

0.80

0.43–1.50

0.494

0.82

0.43–1.56

0.542

Ethambutol resistance (n = 7)

0.99

0.19–5.20

0.986

0.95

0.17–5.16

0.952

Streptomycin resistance (n = 185)

0.68

0.36–1.30

0.246

0.53

0.27–1.06

0.074

Treatment with streptomycin (n = 63)

1.21

0.65–2.25

0.558

1.28

0.67–2.45

0.449

INH MIC > 1 μg/ml (n = 107)

1.15

0.46–2.89

0.558

1.33

0.52–3.40

0.557

Resistance mutation

 KatG 315 (n = 173

0.90

0.47–1.71

0.738

0.91

0.46–1.79

0.775

 InhA −15 (n = 18)

0.48

0.13–1.72

0.262

0.41

0.11–1.50

0.178

 Wild-type (n = 49)

1.53

0.75–3.10

0.243

1.69

0.79–3.64

0.177

Lineageb

 Beijing (n = 163)

2.82

1.41–5.66

0.003

3.16

1.54–6.47

0.002

 Euro-American (n = 31)

0.55

0.21–1.40

0.210

0.50

0.49–1.31

0.159

 Indo-Oceanic (n = 30)

0.58

0.22–1.48

0.250

0.54

0.21–1.40

0.204

  1. aadjusted for resistance to streptomycin and ethambutol
  2. b6 isolates had an unclassified lineage