Table 5 Factors associated with unfavorable treatment outcome among extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients registered at Bahawal Victoria Hospital from 2015 to 2017: simple logistic regression analysis
From: Treatment outcomes of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Bahawalpur, Pakistan; a record review
Variables | Unfavorable outcome | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | |||
Female | ||||
No | 240 (37.5) | 88 (13.8) | 1 | – |
Yes | 223 (34.8) | 89 (13.9) | 1.08 | .770–1.539 |
Age (years)* | – | – | 1.0 | .991–1.014 |
Distance from home (Km) | ||||
< 5 km | 1 | |||
6 − 25 km | 186 (29.1) | 64 (10) | .84 | .589–1.207 |
26 − 50 km | 137 (21.4) | 65 (10.2) | 1.40 | .959–1.989 |
> 50 km | 69 (10.8) | 32 (5) | 1.26 | .795–1.997 |
Body weight at start of treatment (Kg)* | – | – | 1.0 | .987–1.012 |
Body weight at end of treatment (Kg)* | – | – | .98 | .946–1.024 |
Pleural TB | ||||
No | 316 (49.5) | 111 (17.3) | 1 | |
Yes | 146 (22.8) | 66 (10.3) | 1.29 | .899–1.855 |
Lymphatic TB | ||||
No | 329 (51.4) | 142 (22.2) | 1 | |
Yes | 134 (20.9) | 35 (5.5) | .61 | .397–.922 |
Abdominal TB | ||||
No | 404 (63.1) | 157 (24.5) | 1 | |
Yes | 59 (9.2) | 20 (3.1) | .87 | .509–1.496 |
Bone/joint/spinal TB | ||||
No | 448 (70) | 172 (26.9) | 1 | |
Yes | 15 (2.3) | 5 (0.8) | .87 | .311–2.425 |
Meningeal TB | ||||
No | 443 (69.2) | 160 (25) | 1 | |
Yes | 20 (3.1) | 17 (2.7) | 2.35 | 1.203–4.605 |
Skin TB | ||||
No | 460 (71.9) | 174 (27.2) | 1 | |
Yes | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) | 2.64 | .529–13.223 |