Research Article
Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cases in Acapulco: Spoligotyping and Risk Factors
Table 5
Bivariate analysis of conventional TB risk factors, contrasting clustered and nonclustered cases.
| Variable | | Clustered | Not clustered | OR | 95% CI | | % | | % |
| Sex | Male | 135 | 80.6 | 32 | 19.4 | 1.60 | 0.87–2.2 | Female | 72 | 72.7 | 27 | 27.3 | 1 | | Age | <30 years | 55 | 76.4 | 17 | 23.6 | 0.91 | 0.48–1.72 | ≥30 years | 150 | 78.1 | 42 | 21.9 | 1 | | Marital status | Single | 65 | 83.3 | 13 | 16.4 | 1.64 | 0.83–3.2 | Married | 140 | 75.3 | 46 | 24.7 | 1 | | Education | No formal studies | 39 | 72.2 | 15 | 27.8 | 0.67 | 0.34–1.33 | Formal study | 166 | 79.4 | 43 | 20.6 | 1 | | Occupation | Unemployed | 70 | 74.5 | 24 | 25.5 | 0.76 | 0.40–1.43 | Employed | 135 | 79.4 | 35 | 20.6 | 1 | | Ethnicity | Indigenous | 19 | 73.1 | 7 | 26.9 | 0.75 | 0.28–2.08 | Mestizo | 189 | 78.4 | 52 | 21.6 | 1 | | Migration | Yes | 99 | 76.2 | 31 | 23.8 | 0.82 | 0.45–1.47 | No | 105 | 79.5 | 27 | 20.5 | 1 | | Area of residence | Urban | 153 | 78.5 | 42 | 21.5 | 1.19 | 0.59–2.37 | Rural | 52 | 75.4 | 17 | 24.6 | 1 | | Duration of residence | ≥17 years | 123 | 79.4 | 32 | 20.6 | 1.09 | 0.59–2.0 | <17 years | 74 | 77.9 | 21 | 22.1 | 1 | | Number of residents per household | ≥6 persons | 70 | 72.9 | 26 | 27.1 | 0.66 | 0.37–1.19 | <6 persons | 135 | 80.4 | 33 | 16.6 | 1 | | Use of alcohol | Yes | 67 | 75.3 | 22 | 24.7 | 0.82 | 0.45–1.50 | No | 137 | 78.7 | 37 | 21.3 | 1 | | Concomitant illness | Yes | 94 | 77.7 | 27 | 23.3 | 1.02 | 0.55–1.91 | No | 111 | 77.6 | 32 | 23.4 | 1 | | Spouse with TB | Yes | 15 | 71.4 | 6 | 28.6 | 0.66 | 0.24–1.85 | No | 113 | 79.0 | 30 | 21.0 | 1 | |
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