Table 3 Hierarchical multivariable analysis of the association of multimorbidity status and characteristics of subjects with tuberculosis in Brazil, 2011
Covariates* | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Level 1 | ||
Gender | Female | 1.00 |
Male | 0.63 (0.52-0.76) | |
Age | <20 years | 1.00 |
20 –39 years | 3.59 (1.12-11.48) | |
40-59 years | 17.89 (5.71-56.03) | |
> 60 years | 44.11 (14.09-138.07) | |
Skin color | White | 1.00 |
Non-white | 0.88 (0.72-1.06) | |
Level 2 | ||
School level | Illiterate | 1.00 |
1 – 4 years | 1.32 (0.89-1.96) | |
5 – 8 years | 1.44 (0.93-2.21) | |
> 8 years | 1.31 (0.84-2.05) | |
Institutionalization | No | 1.00 |
Yes | 0.59 (0.23-0.80) | |
Area of residence | Urban | 1.00 |
Rural | 0.63 (0.42-0.95) | |
Level 3 | ||
HIV | Negative | 1.00 |
Positive | 0.75 (0.52-1.08) | |
Level 4 | ||
TB form | Pulmonary | 1.00 |
Extrapulmonary | 1.11 (0.83-1.47) | |
Pulmonary + extrapulmonary | 0.72 (0.38-1.36) | |
Histopathologic examination | Not suggestive of TB | 1.00 |
AFB positive | 0.96 (0.28-3.28) | |
Suggestive of TB | 1.53 (0.46-5.03) | |
Level 5 | ||
Treatment outcome | Cured | 1.00 |
Abandonment | 0.73 (0.50-1.07) | |
Death from TB | 1.18 (0.86-1.64) | |
Death from other cause | 1.76 (1.36-2.28) | |
MDR TB | 1.33 (0.42-4.21) | |