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Table 2 Characteristic of smear-positive PTB and smear-negative PTB in patients aged < 18 years in seven cities of Shandong, 2005–2017

From: Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis among children in Shandong, China, 2005–2017

 

Disease verification

ORc

ORa

95%CI

Smear-positive (n = 2472) No. (%)

Smear-negative (n = 3811) No. (%)

Sex

 Male

1297 (52.5)

2256 (59.2)

0.760

0.765

0.689–0.849

 Female

1175 (47.5)

1555 (40.8)

Reference

Reference

 

Age (years)

 0–4

23 (0.9)

53 (1.4)

Reference

Reference

 

 5–9

33 (1.3)

106 (2.8)

0.717

0.773

0.406–1.472

 10–14

258 (10.4)

576 (15.1)

1.032

1.074

0.632–1.825

 15–17

2158 (87.3)

3076 (80.7)

1.617

1.678

1.006–2.798

Ethnic group

 Han

2455 (99.3)

3760 (98.7)

1.957

0.767

0.420–1.401

 Other

17 (0.7)

51 (1.3)

Reference

Reference

 

Population

 Local population

2376 (96.1)

3329 (87.4)

Reference

Reference

 

 Floating population

96 (3.9)

482 (12.7)

0.279

0.276

0.218–0.349

Treatment history

 New case

2394 (96.8)

3800 (99.7)

Reference

Reference

 

 Relapse case

78 (3.2)

11 (0.3)

11.248

10.860

5.713–20.643

Treatment outcome

 Cured and completed

2327 (94.1)

3590 (94.2)

Reference

Reference

 

 Died

6 (0.2)

4 (0.1)

2.314

3.376

0.834–13.665

 Failed

18 (0.7)

16 (0.4)

1.736

1.403

0.694–2.834

 Others

121 (4.9)

201 (5.3)

0.929

0.942

0.742–1.196

  1. CI confidence interval, ORa adjusted odds ratio, ORc crude odds ratio, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis