| Variable | SLR | Unsuccessful outcome, n (%) | Successful outcome, n (%) | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | χ2 (df)a | value |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Age (years) | | | | | 1.34 (2) | 0.511 | 18–39 | 47 (39.2) | 73 (60.8) | 1 | | | | 40–59 | 49 (44.5) | 61 (55.5) | 1.25 | 0.74, 2.11 | 0.68 (1)b | 0.409 | ≥60 | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 2.33 | 0.38, 14.47 | 0.82 (1)b | 0.364 |
| Sex | | | | | | | Male | 82 (40.8) | 119 (59.2) | 0.69 | 0.33, 1.43 | 1.00 (1) | 0.317 | Female | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 1 | | | |
| Citizenship | | | | | | | Non-Malaysian | 17 (70.8) | 7 (29.2) | 3.821 | 1.52, 9.61 | 9.00 (1) | 0.003 | Malaysian | 82 (38.9) | 129 (61.1) | 1 | | | |
| Ethnicity | | | | | 11.67 (3) | 0.009 | Malay | 44 (38.3) | 71 (61.7) | 0.31 | 0.14, 0.70 | 7.93 (1)b | 0.005 | Chinese | 20 (32.8) | 41 (67.2) | 0.24 | 0.10, 0.60 | 9.45 (1)b | 0.002 | Indian | 13 (50) | 13 (50) | 0.50 | 0.17, 1.44 | 1.66 (1)b | 0.198 | Others | 22 (66.7) | 11 (33.3) | 1 | | | 0.813 |
| Place of residence | | | | | 0.41 (2) | | Others (homeless/institutional) | 12 (48) | 13 (52) | 1.32 | 0.57, 3.10 | 0.42 (1)b | 0.519 | Low cost | 27 (42.2) | 37 (57.8) | 1.05 | 0.58, 1.90 | 0.02 (1)b | 0.882 | Medium/high cost | 60 (41.1) | 86 (58.9) | 1 | | | |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | Formal education | | | | | | | No | 31 (64.6) | 17 (87.5) | 3.19 | 1.65, 6.19 | 12.38 (1) | <0.001 | Yes | 68 (36.4) | 119 (63.6) | 1 | | | |
| Employment status | | | | | | | Unemployed | 60 (50) | 60 (50) | 1.95 | 1.15, 3.30 | 6.27 (1) | 0.012 | Employed | 39 (33.9) | 76 (66.1) | 1 | | | |
| Household income | | | | | | | Low | 93 (44.7) | 115 (55.3) | 2.83 | 1.10, 7.30 | 5.31 (1) | 0.021 | High | 6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | 1 | | | |
| Clinical characteristics | DM | | | | | | | Yes | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 0.68 | 0.17, 2.78 | 0.30 (1) | 0.581 | No | 96 (42.5) | 130 (57.5) | 1 | | | |
| Smoking status | | | | | | | Yes | 49 (43) | 65 (57) | 1.07 | 0.64, 1.80 | 0.07 (1) | 0.797 | No | 50 (41.3) | 71 (58.7) | 1 | | | |
| BCG scar | | | | | | | Absent | 16 (72.7) | 6 (27.3) | 4.18 | 1.57, 11.11 | 9.32 (1) | 0.002 | Present | 83 (39) | 130 (61) | 1 | | | |
| ART | | | | | | | Yes | 30 (32.6) | 62 (67.4) | 1.93 | 1.12, 3.33 | 5.69 (1) | 0.017 | No | 69 (48.3) | 74 (51.7) | 1 | | | |
| Type of TB | | | | | | | Pulmonary | 73 (42) | 101 (58) | 0.97 | 0.54, 1.76 | 0.01 (1) | 0.927 | Extrapulmonary | 26 (42.6) | 35 (57.4) | 1 | | | |
| TB case category | | | | | 0.19 (2) | 0.910 | Relapse | 11 (44) | 14 (56) | 1.08 | 0.47, 2.49 | 0.03 (1)b | 1.076 | Return after lost to follow-up | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 0.78 | 0.22, 2.76 | 0.15 (1)b | 0.782 | New case | 84 (42.2) | 115 (57.8) | 1 | | | |
| CXR presentation upon diagnosis | | | | | 7.75 (2) | 0.021 | Not performed | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 1.70 | 0.96, 2.99 | 3.31 (1)b | 0.069 | Advanced | 35 (50) | 35 (50) | 8.48 | 0.97, 74.30 | 3.72 (1)b | 0.054 | No/minimal lesion | 59 (37.1) | 100 (62.9) | 1 | | | |
| Sputum smear upon diagnosis | | | | | 0.12 (2) | 0.944 | Positive | 40 (43) | 53 (57) | 1.04 | 0.60, 1.80 | 0.02 (1)b | 0.884 | Not performed | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 0.89 | 0.36, 2.21 | 0.07 (1)b | 0.797 | Negative | 50 (42) | 69 (58) | 1 | | | |
| Sputum culture upon diagnosis | | | | | 15.14 (2) | 0.001 | Positive | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) | 5.54 | 1.89, 16.26 | 9.73 (1)b | 0.002 | Not performed | 35 (52.2) | 32 (47.8) | 2.17 | 1.20, 3.90 | 6.64 (1)b | 0.010 | Negative | 50 (33.6) | 99 (66.4) | 1 | | | |
| DOTS status | | | | | | | No | 71 (88.8) | 9 (11.3) | 35.78 | 15.99, 80.05 | 117.22 (1) | <0.001 | Yes | 28 (18.1) | 127 (81.9) | 1 | | | |
| Duration of TB treatment (months) | | | | | 206.98 (2) | <0.001 | <6 | 93 (90.3) | 10 (9.7) | 79.05 | 15.90, 393.03 | 28.52 (1)b | <0.001 | 6–12 | 4 (3.5) | 109 (96.5) | 0.31 | 0.05, 1.84 | 1.66 (1)b | 0.198 | ≥12 | 2 (10.5) | 17 (89.5) | 1 | | | |
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