Table 1 Distribution of bacterial growth with various attributes
From: Bacterial etiology of sputum from tuberculosis suspected patients and antibiogram of the isolates
Attributes | Sample size | Growth rate (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 90 | 54.44 | 2.06 (1.06–4.03) | 0.033 |
Female | 60 | 36.66 | 1 | |
Age group | ||||
0–15 | 9 | 4.44 | 1 | |
16–30 | 29 | 37.93 | 0.76 (0.17–3.47) | 0.727 |
31–45 | 25 | 56.00 | 1.59 (0.34–7.37) | 0.553 |
46–60 | 52 | 55.76 | 1.58 (0.38–6.54) | 0.531 |
60+ | 35 | 37.14 | 0.74 (0.17–3.25) | 0.689 |
Smoking | ||||
Yes | 38 | 65.79 | 2.65 (1.16–6.04) | 0.020 |
No | 69 | 42.03 | 1 | |
In past | 43 | 39.53 | 0.9 (0.42–1.96) | 0.794 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||
Yes | 28 | 78.57 | 5.84 (2.14–15.97) | 0.000 |
No | 83 | 38.55 | 1 | |
In past | 39 | 43.59 | 1.23 (0.57–2.67) | 0.597 |
TB infection | ||||
Yes | 19 | 94.74 | 26.49 (3.43–204.46) | 0.001 |
No | 131 | 40.46 | 1 | |
HIV infection | ||||
Yes | 5 | 80.00 | 4.66(0.51–42.68) | 0.174 |
No | 145 | 46.21 | 1 | |