Table 2 Hazard ratios for patient, healthcare services, and total delays and individual variables, adjusted for sex and age-group (multivariable analysis)
From: Tuberculosis amongst foreign-born and nationals: different delays, different risk factors
Variables | Patient delay—HR (CI95%)g | Healthcare services delay—HR (CI95)g | Total delay—HR (CI95%)g | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NTa (0.5f) | p-value | FBb (0.50f) | p-value | NTa (0.57f) | p-value | FBb (0.56f) | p-value | NTa (0.55f) | p-value | FBb (0.53f) | p-value | |
Unemployment > 24 monthsc | 0.93 (0.87;0.98) | 0.01 | – | – | 1.08 (1.02;1.14) | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Imprisonedc | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Homelessnessc | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.30 (1.09;1.54) | < 0.001 | – | – |
Community residencec | – | – | – | – | 1.23 (1.10;1.39) | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Alcohol addictiond | 0.90 (0.84;0.95) | < 0.001 | – | – | 1.20 (1.13;1.27) | < 0.001 | 1.34 (1.17;1.53) | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – |
Drug addictionc | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.93 (0.87;1.00) | 0.05 | – | – |
HIVc,h | 1.24 (1.15;1.33) | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.30 (1.21;1.41) | < 0.001 | – | – |
Comorbidities | ||||||||||||
Non-respiratoryc,d | – | – | – | – | 0.92 (0.87;0.97) | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Respiratoryc,e | – | – | – | – | 0.90 (0.83;0.98) | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – |