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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with Indeterminate X.DOT-TB results in childhood tuberculosis

From: Interferon-gamma release assay for screening of tuberculosis infection in children

Variable

Indeterminate

(n = 626)

Determinate

(n = 14,503)

Univariable analysis

 

Multivariate analysis

Crude OR (95% CI)

P value

 

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Gender

       

M

390(62.3)

8004(55.2)

Reference

-

 

Reference

-

F

236(37.7)

6499(44.8)

0.75(0.63–0.88)

<0.01

 

0.71(0.66–0.76)

<0.001

Age group, y

       

0–4

281(44.8)

4799(33.1)

1.61(1.03–2.50)

0.03

 

2.04(1.70–2.45)

<0.001

5–9

195(31.2)

4914(33.9)

1.09(0.70–1.71)

0.71

 

1.37(1.14–1.64)

0.001

10–14

128(20.4)

4186(28.9)

0.84(0.53–1.33)

0.46

 

0.90(0.74–1.08)

0.26

15–17

22(3.5)

604(4.2)

Reference

-

 

Reference

-

Diseases Classification

       

Respiratory

177(21.6)

4282(24.1)

1.10(0.87–1.39)

0.43

 

0.91(0.77–1.07)

0.25

Central nervous

40(4.9)

741(4.2)

1.44(1.00-2.07)

0.05

 

1.19(0.94–1.50)

0.15

Urinary

41(5.0)

1075(6.1)

1.01(0.71–1.45)

0.94

 

1.05(0.87–1.23)

0.61

Digestive

97(11.8)

1573(8.9)

1.64(1.25–2.15)

<0.01

 

1.61(1.43–1.82)

<0.001

Hematological and neoplastic

120(14.6)

1438(8.1)

2.22(1.71–2.87)

<0.01

 

1.97(1.78–2.19)

<0.001

Rheumatic immune

174(21.2)

4259(24.0)

1.09(0.86–1.37)

0.49

 

1.16(1.06–1.27)

0.001

Cardiovascular

47(5.7)

1072(6.0)

1.17(0.83–1.64)

0.38

 

1.06(0.93–1.21)

0.37

Other

124(15.1)

3297(18.6)

Reference

-

 

Reference

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