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Table 4 Univariate and Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated with TBI Treatment Completion

From: Gaps in the care cascade for screening and treatment of refugees with tuberculosis infection in Middle Tennessee: a retrospective cohort study

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Univariate

Multivariable

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Elixhauser Comorbidity Indexa

ā€ƒNo Comorbidity (Scoreā€‰=ā€‰0)

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ā€ƒAny Comorbidity (Scoreā€‰ā‰„ā€‰1)

1.10

[0.77,1.56]

0.61

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Diabetesa

ā€ƒNo

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ā€ƒYes

5.46

[1.57,18.94]

0.008

7.27

[1.93,27.30]

0.003

Hypertensiona

ā€ƒNo

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ā€ƒYes

1.29

[0.84,1.19]

0.37

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Liver Diseasea

ā€ƒNo

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ā€ƒYes

1.05

[0.50,2.21]

0.90

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HIVa

ā€ƒNo

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ā€ƒYes

0.73

[0.16,3.28]

0.68

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Screening Test

ā€ƒTuberculin Skin Test

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ā€ƒInterferon Gamma Release Assay

1.21

[0.80,1.84]

0.37

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Year of Arrival

ā€ƒ2012

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ā€ƒ2013

1.50

[0.93,2.41]

0.10

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ā€ƒ2014

1.32

[0.79,2.18]

0.29

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ā€ƒ2015

1.12

[0.66,1.89]

0.67

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ā€ƒ2016

0.99

[0.58,1.70]

0.97

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Family Size at Time of Entry

ā€ƒSingle

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ā€ƒFamily of 2ā€“3

1.36

[0.89,2.07]

0.16

1.18

[0.74,1.87]

0.49

ā€ƒFamily ofā€‰>ā€‰3

1.05

[0.71,1.56]

0.80

1.11

[0.70,1.74]

0.66

Sex

ā€ƒFemale

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ā€ƒMale

1.01

[0.72,1.43]

0.06

1.02

[0.74,1.49]

0.90

Region of Origin

ā€ƒSub-Saharan Africa

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ā€ƒSouth-eastern Asia

2.10

[1.34,3.29]

0.001

2.30

[1.43,3.70]

0.001

ā€ƒSouthern Asia

1.63

[1.05,2.58]

0.03

1.64

[1.02,2.64]

0.04

ā€ƒWestern Asia

0.88

[0.44,1.77]

0.72

0.64

[0.29,1.38]

0.25

ā€ƒOther

2.00

[0.84,4.79]

0.12

2.33

[0.92,5.94]

0.08

Smoking History

ā€ƒNo

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ā€ƒYes

0.92

[0.47,1.79]

0.80

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Flu Shot Received

ā€ƒNo

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ā€ƒYes

1.51

[1.08,2.12]

0.02

1.65

[1.14,2.40]

0.008

Regimen

ā€ƒ9H: Isoniazid only

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ā€ƒ3HP: Isoniazidā€‰+ā€‰Rifapentine

1.33

[.087,2.04]

0.19

1.58

[0.99,2.51]

0.05

ā€ƒ4R: Rifampin

1.49

[0.47,4.79]

0.50

1.47

[0.42,5.10]

0.54

ā€ƒMultiple regimens

1.65

[0.75,3.61]

0.21

1.54

[0.68,3.47]

0.30

Time to Appointment, days

ā€ƒScreened after 11 vs 28ā€‰days

0.49

[0.28,0.86]

0.01

0.47

[0.26,0.86]

0.01

ā€ƒScreened after 14 vs 28ā€‰days

0.61

[0.41,0.91]

0.01

0.48

[0.27,0.86]

0.01

Distance to TB Clinic, miles

0.92

[0.82,1.03]

0.16

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Ageb

1.00

[0.99,1.01]

0.79

1.00

[0.99,1.02]

0.63

  1. aElixhauser Comorbidity Score and individual comorbidities were run in separate models
  2. bOdds expressed as change per one year increase in age