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Table 3 Medical experiences of primary MDR-TB cases and controls, sex and age (±5 years) matched

From: Factors associated with primary transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis compared with healthy controls in Henan Province, China

Variables

Primary MDR-TB cases

Controls

Wald χ 2 value

p-value

COR (95% CI)

n (%)

n (%)

Total (N)

 

146 (100.00)

146 (100.00)

NA

NA

NA

Medically insured

Yes

97 (66.67)

137 (94.12)

  

1.00

 

No

49 (33.33)

9 (5.88)

7.69

0.0056

8.00 (1.84–34.79)

Being vaccinated with BCG vaccine

Yes

77 (52.94)

92 (62.75)

  

1.00

 

No

69 (47.06)

54 (37.25)

1.28

0.2571

1.71 (0.68–4.35)

Ever visiting hospitals

No

106 (72.55)

94 (64.71)

  

1.00

 

Yes

40 (27.45)

52 (35.29)

0.79

0.3744

0.67 (0.27–1.63)

Suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, other respiratory diseases, or cancer

No

109 (74.51)

140 (96.08)

  

1.00

 

Yes

37 (25.49)

6 (3.92)

5.70

0.0170

12.00 (1.56–92.27)

Possible exposure to TB cases

No

80 (54.90)

86 (58.82)

  

1.00

 

Yes

66 (45.10)

60 (41.18)

0.13

0.7156

1.14 (0.56–2.34)

  1. NOTE: COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; NA: not applicable