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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions for the risk of drug resistance

From: Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in different provinces of Papua New Guinea

Explanatory variable

Pan-susceptible n = 189 (89.15%)

Resistant n = 23 (10.85%)

Univariate regression: associations with DR

Multivariate regression: associations with DR

   

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p-value

Study site n (%)

      

Goroka*

50 (26.46)

6 (26.09)

    

Alotau

58 (30.69)

8 (34.78)

1.1 (0.4 - 3.5)

0.808

  

Madang

81 (42.86)

9 (39.13)

0.9 (0.3 - 2.8)

0.890

  

Sex, n (%)

      

Men*

92 (48.68)

11 (47.83)

    

Women

97 (51.32)

12 (52.17)

1.0 (0.4 - 2.5)

0.939

  

Age - median years [IQR]

29 [24-40]

31 [25-50]

1.0 [1.0 - 1.1]

0.267

  

HIV status

      

Negative*

67 (83.75)

11 (78.57)

    

Positive

13 (16.25)

3 (21.43)

1.4 (0.3 - 5.7)

0.636

  

TB treatment history, n (%)

      

No*

155 (92.26)

15 (71.43)

    

Yes

13 (7.74)

6 (28.57)

5.5 (1.8 - 16.8)

0.003

4.2 (1.1 - 16.7)

0.040

Lineage 2

      

No*

72 (57.14)

6 (35.29)

    

Yes

54 (42.86)

11 (64.71)

2.44 (0.85 - 7.02)

0.097

3.4 (1.0 - 11.2)

0.041

  1. *reference category.
  2. IQR = interquartile range; DR = drug resistance; OR = odds ratio.