Research Article

Infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes and Outcome of Contact Investigation in Classroom in Guangxi, China

Table 4

Ordered logistic regression for genotypes of index cases to the outcome of contact screening.

VariablesContact screening resultsOrdinal adjusted OR (95% CI)P-value
0-5 mm6-9 mm10-14 mm≥ 15 mm (without TB)≥ 15 mm (with TB)

Index case genotypes
 Non-Beijing407 (87)26 (5.6)18 (3.8)10 (2.1)7 (1.5)1
 Beijing298 (71.1)79 (18.9)26 (6.2)15 (3.6)1 (0.2)1.34 (0.93, 1.95)0.057
 Unknown4623 (82.2)544 (9.7)238 (4.2)183 (3.3)37 (0.7)1.12 (0.85, 1.51)0.221
Sex of index case
 Male2575 (84.8)291 (9.6)82 (2.7)64 (2.1)26 (0.9)
 Female2753 (79.2)358 (10.3)200 (5.8)144 (4.1)19 (0.5)1.39 (1.21, 1.60)<0.001
School type
 High school3453 (84.7)383 (9.4)121 (3)100 (2.5)21 (0.5)1
 Middle school1875 (77)266 (10.9)161 (6.6)108 (4.4)24 (1)1.65 (1.45, 1.88)<0.001
Sex of contacts
 Male2671 (82)348 (10.7)140 (4.3)75 (2.3)22 (0.7)1
 Female2657 (81.6)301 (9.2)142 (4.4)133 (4.1)23 (0.7)1.10 (0.97, 1.25)0.07
Ethnicity of contacts
 Han2196 (86.8)128 (5.1)102 (4)69 (2.7)34 (1.3)1<0.001
 Non-Han3132 (78.6)521 (13.1)180 (4.5)139 (3.5)11 (0.3)1.71 (1.48, 1.97)
BCG scar of contacts
 Present3810 (82.9)397 (8.6)211 (4.6)143 (3.1)35 (0.8)1
 Absent1518 (79.2)252 (13.2)71 (3.7)65 (3.4)10 (0.5)1.19 (1.04, 1.37)<0.001