Table 3
Associations with pulmonary index cases having at least one contact named (indicator 1)
| Characteristics of the index case | At least one contact identified | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (row %)* | No* | aOR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Total | 2168 (93%) | 159 | N/a | N/a |
| UK born | ||||
| Yes | 506 (94%) | 31 | 1.16 (0.71 to 1.91) | 0.01 |
| No, long-term migrant | 1390 (94%) | 94 | 1 | |
| No, recent migrant | 272 (89%) | 34 | 0.54 (0.35 to 0.84) | |
| History of drug use | ||||
| Yes | 133 (92%) | 11 | 1.57 (0.73 to 1.37) | 0.25 |
| No | 2035 (93%) | 148 | 1 | |
| History of homelessness | ||||
| Yes | 123 (85%) | 21 | 0.56 (0.31 to 1.01) | 0.06 |
| No | 2045 (94%) | 138 | 1 | |
| Former prisoner | ||||
| Yes | 76 (81%) | 18 | 0.27 (0.14 to 0.52) | <0.01 |
| No | 2092 (94%) | 141 | 1 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1320 (91%) | 124 | 0.46 (0.30 to 0.68) | <0.01 |
| Female | 848 (96%) | 35 | 1 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Indian | 417 (95%) | 20 | 1 | <0.01 |
| Black-African | 468 (89%) | 59 | 0.47 (0.27 to 0.83) | |
| White | 431 (93%) | 34 | 0.73 (0.38 to 1.41) | |
| Other | 852 (95%) | 46 | 1.06 (0.61 to 1.85) | |
| Culture | ||||
| Positive | 1684 (94%) | 104 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Negative | 419 (90%) | 46 | 0.59 (0.40 to 0.89) | |
| Not done | 65 (88%) | 9 | 0.52 (0.23 to 1.16) | |
| Smear | ||||
| Negative | 945 (92%) | 79 | 1 | <0.01 |
| Not done | 367 (90%) | 40 | 0.69 (0.44 to 1.06) | |
| Positive | 856 (96%) | 40 | 1.84 (1.20 to 2.82) | |
| Clinic case count (linear, 100 cases/year) |
| s=0.58 | 0.72 (0.46 to 1.12) | 0.15 |
| Clinic policy of home visits* | ||||
| Yes | 714 (92%) | 64 | 0.66 (0.44 to 0.99) | 0.04 |
| No | 1454 (94%) | 95 | 1 | |
| Age of index case | ||||
| 0–14 years | 63 (97%) | 2 | 1 | 0.19 |
| 15 years and over | 2105 (93%) | 157 | 0.36 (0.08 to 1.62) | |
| Notification rate*† (linear, 10 cases/100 000 population/year) |
| s=0.58 | 1.10 (0.98 to 1.23) | 0.10 |
| Nurses* (linear, nurses/100 cases/year) |
| s=0.87 | 0.90 (0.63 to 1.28) | 0.54 |
| Admin staff* (linear, staff/100 cases/year) |
| s=0.63 | 0.81 (0.50 to 1.31) | 0.39 |
| Social workers/DOT staff* (linear, staff/100 cases/year) |
| s=0.87 | 1.36 (1.07 to 1.72) | 0.01 |
Adjusted OR (aOR) has been adjusted for everything in the table.
*Mean and SD presented for continuous variables.
†Notification rate in the year and local authority in which the index case was notified. N=2327.
DOT, directly observed therapy.