Table 3 Factors associated with bacteriological positivity among pulmonary TB patients in Tianjin China, 2017–2018

 Male

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 Female

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

  < 25 yr ^a

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 25–44

1.2 (1.0–1.6)

1.1 (0.7–1.5)

 45–64

2.0 (1.6–2.6)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

  ≥ 65 yr

2.9 (2.1–3.9)

1.6 (1.0–2.7)

 Han

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1.2 (0.6–2.3)

1.2 (0.5–2.9)

 No

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 Yes

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

1.2 (0.8–1.6)

 Student

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 Unemployed

3.2 (2.3–4.4)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

 Farmer

2.1 (1.5–3.1)

1.7 (1.1–2.8)

 Service/manufacture ^b

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

 State employee

1.3 (1.0–1.8)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

 Retiree

2.3 (1.7–3.3)

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

 Not provided/unclear

2.4 (1.6–3.7)

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

 City-level TB clinic

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 City-level TB hospital ^c

4.3 (3.5–5.4)

3.4 (2.6–4.4)

 District-level TB clinics

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

  < 2 weeks

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  ≥ 2 weeks

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

 No

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 Yes

1.8 (1.3–2.4)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

 No

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 Yes

3.0 (2.5–3.6)

2.2 (1.8–2.8)

 No

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 Yes

1.9 (1.4–2.8)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

 No

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 Yes

4.4 (3.4–5.6)

3.3 (2.5–4.3)

 No

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 Yes

2.5 (2.1–3.0)

1.7 (1.4–2.2)

 No

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 Yes

2.0 (1.5–2.8)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

 No

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 Yes

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)