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Table 2 Relationship between Total Delay and General Characteristics of Patients

From: Delay in diagnosis of tuberculosis in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Covariate

n

Delayed

Not Delayed

OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

15-35

200 (79%)

69 (35%)

131 (65%)

1.9 (1.0-3.6)

>35

46 (18%)

23 (50%)

23 (50%)

 

Sex

Male

123 (49%)

54 (44%)

69 (56%)

0.6 (0.3-1.0)

Female

129 (51%)

40 (31%)

89 (68%)

 

BCG

Yes

70 (46%)

25 (36%)

45 (64%)

0.7 (0.4-1.4)

No

84 (55%)

37 (86%)

47 (14%)

 

Fever

Yes

234 (93%)

88 (84%)

146 (16%)

0.8 (0.3-2.3)

No

18 (17%)

6 (78%)

12 (22%)

 

Heamoptysis

Yes

68 (27%)

28 (84%)

40 (16%)

1.0 (0.4-2.5)

No

184 (73%)

66 (83%)

118 (17%)

 

Family History

Yes

135 (55%)

51 (82%)

84 (18%)

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

No

111 (45%)

41 (85%)

70 (15%)

 

Residence

Rawalpindi/Islamabad

182 (72%)

70 (83%)

112 (17%)

1.5 (0.6-3.4)

Others

25 (20%)

12 (82%)

13 (18%)

 

Skin Test

No

237 (95)

89 (38%)

148 (62%)

0.7 (0.2-2.5)

Yes

13 (5%)

9 (69%)

4 (31%)

 

Sputum Test

No

225 (90%)

81 (36%)

144 (64%)

1.8 (0.8-4.1)

Yes

24 (10%)

12 (50%)

12 (50%)

 

X-Ray

No

194 (78%)

69 (36%)

125 (64%)

0.7 (0.3-1.8)

Yes

55 (22%)

24 (44%)

31 (56%)

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