Table 2 Predictors associated with false-negative QFT-GIT results
Univariate analysis* | Multivariate analysis* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Age > 65 years | 0.50 | 0.23–1.09 | 0.08 | |||
Prior tuberculosis history | 0.27 | 0.06–1.23 | 0.09 | |||
Peripheral lymphadenopathy | 0.30 | 0.08–1.10 | 0.06 | |||
Gastrointestinal TB | 0.31 | 0.12–0.75 | 0.01 | 0.50 | 0.19–1.31 | 0.16 |
CNS TB | 4.38 | 1.83–10.51 | 0.001 | 1.16 | 0.32–4.19 | 0.82 |
Possible TB | 6.35 | 2.71–14.89 | 0.0001 | 4.92 | 1.51–16.06 | 0.008 |
Old fibrotic scar on chest X-ray | 0.12 | 0.01–0.89 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.01–0.09 | 0.05 |