Characteristics of patients included in the analysis
| Included | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Yes | No | RR (95% CI) | |
| RR=relative risk for having RFLP analysis ; 95% CI=confidence interval; IVDA=intravenous drug addict. | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 497 | 393 | 104 | 1.07 (0.72 to1.51) |
| Female | 222 | 173 | 49 | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <35 | 303 | 246 | 57 | 0.79 (0.54 to 1.16) |
| >35 | 349 | 270 | 79 | |
| Disease | ||||
| Pulmonary | 643 | 508 | 135 | 1.16 (0.66 to 2.04) |
| Extrapulmonary | 76 | 58 | 18 | |
| Smear | ||||
| Positive | 365 | 291 | 74 | 1.13 (0.79 to 1.62) |
| Negative | 354 | 275 | 79 | |
| TB contact | ||||
| Yes | 118 | 111 | 7 | 0.96 (0.36 to 2.52) |
| No | 326 | 310 | 16 | |
| HIV | ||||
| Positive | 118 | 88 | 30 | 0.75 (0.47 to 1.19) |
| Negative | 601 | 478 | 123 | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 384 | 332 | 52 | 3.67 (2.49 to 5.43) |
| No | 249 | 158 | 91 | |
| Alcohol abuse | ||||
| Yes | 195 | 161 | 34 | 1.56 (1.02 to 2.40) |
| No | 438 | 329 | 109 | |
| IVDA | ||||
| Yes | 92 | 72 | 20 | 0.96 (0.56 to 1.64) |
| No | 627 | 494 | 133 | |
| Homeless | ||||
| Yes | 35 | 32 | 3 | 2.96 (0.90 to 9.78) |
| No | 684 | 534 | 150 | |
| Prison | ||||
| Yes | 44 | 40 | 4 | 2.83 (0.99 to 8.04) |
| No | 675 | 526 | 149 | |
| Immigrant | ||||
| Yes | 48 | 38 | 10 | 1.02 (0.50 to 2.11) |
| No | 671 | 528 | 143 | |