Table 4
Associations with contacts of pulmonary index cases being evaluated (indicator 2)
| Characteristics of the index case | Contact evaluated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (row %)* | No* | aOR (95%CI) | p Value | |
| Total | 8986 (86%) | 1490 | N/a | N/a |
| UK born | ||||
| Yes | 2240 (86%) | 907 | 1.22 (0.92 to 1.61) | 0.13 |
| No, long-term migrant | 5692 (86%) | 357 | 1 | |
| No, recent migrant | 1054 (82%) | 226 | 0.82 (0.59 to 1.13) | |
| History of drug use | ||||
| Yes | 564 (80%) | 137 | 0.99 (0.60 to 1.62) | 0.97 |
| No | 8422 (86%) | 1353 | 1 | |
| History of homelessness | ||||
| Yes | 480 (77%) | 147 | 0.66 (0.40 to 1.06) | 0.09 |
| No | 8506 (86%) | 1343 | 1 | |
| Former prisoner | ||||
| Yes | 8708 (86%) | 1400 | 0.63 (0.35 to 1.14) | 0.13 |
| No | 278 (76%) | 90 | 1 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 5106 (83%) | 1024 | 0.68 (0.54 to 0.85) | <0.01 |
| Female | 3880 (89%) | 466 | 1 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Indian | 1690 (87%) | 263 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Black African | 1985 (88%) | 275 | 0.88 (0.62 to 1.25) | |
| White | 1739 (82%) | 378 | 0.61 (0.42 to 0.90) | |
| Other | 3572 (86%) | 574 | 0.93 (0.69 to 1.25) | |
| Culture | ||||
| Positive | 7221 (86%) | 1174 | 1 | 0.46 |
| Negative | 1507 (84%) | 280 | 0.84 (0.63 to 1.11) | |
| Not done | 258 (88%) | 36 | 1.03 (0.48 to 2.21) | |
| Smear | ||||
| Negative | 3391 (84%) | 625 | 1 | 0.14 |
| Not done | 1285 (85%) | 220 | 1.02 (0.74 to 1.41) | |
| Positive | 4310 (87%) | 645 | 1.27 (1.00 to 1.61) | |
| Clinic case count* (linear, 100 cases/year) |  | s=0.58 | 0.81 (0.64 to 1.04) | |
| Clinic policy of home visits | ||||
| Yes | 3078 (87%) | 480 | 1.09 (0.82 to 1.43) | 0.56 |
| No | 5908 (85%) | 1010 | 1 | |
| Age of index case | ||||
| 0–14 years | 292 (90%) | 34 | 1 | 0.93 |
| 15 years and over | 8694 (86%) | 1456 | 0.97 (0.53 to 1.80) | |
| Notification rate*† (linear, 10 cases/100 000 population/year) |  | s=2.1 | 0.93 (0.87 to 0.99) | 0.02 |
| Nurses* (linear, nurses/100 cases/year) |  | s=0.87 | 0.89 (0.72 to 1.09) | 0.26 |
| Admin staff* (linear, staff/100 cases/year) |  | s=0.60 | 1.17 (0.86 to 1.60) | 0.32 |
| Social workers/DOT staff* (linear, staff/100 cases/year) |  | s=0.89 | 0.95 (0.81 to 1.10) | 0.47 |
| Age of contact | ||||
| 15 years and over | 6569 (83%) | 1344 | 0.30 (0.24 to 0.39) | <0.01 |
| 0–14 years | 2417 (94%) | 146 | 1 | |
| Contact screened at clinic | ||||
| Yes | 7629 (87%) | 1147 | 1.65 (1.26 to 2.16) | <0.01 |
| No | 1357 (80%) | 343 | 1 | |
*Mean and SD presented for continuous variables.
†Notification rate in the year and local authority in which the index case was notified. N=10 476.
aOR, adjusted OR; DOT, directly observed therapy.