Research Article
Age and Sex Differences in Sputum Smear Microscopy Results for Acid Fast Bacilli in a Tertiary Care Centre, South India
Table 2
Multivariate analysis on low grade positive smears with demographic and illness related factors.
| Factors | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
| Gender | | | Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | Female | 1.57 (1.13 to 2.18) | 1.69 (1.19 to 2.39) | Samples obtained from | | | Tuberculosis suspects | 1.00 | 1.00 | Follow-up | 4.02 (2.63 to 6.13) | 4.52 (2.95 to 6.95) | Age group | | | 15–34 yrs | 1.00 | 1.00 | 35–54 yrs | 0.80 (0.59 to 1.09) | 0.86 (0.62 to 1.20) | 55–98 yrs | 1.31 (0.93 to 1.85) | 1.55 (1.07 to 2.23) |
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