TABLE 2

Predictors of pleural disease among all tuberculosis cases (n=2491)

n (% of subgroup)Unadjusted OR (95% CI)p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)p-value
Age group
 10–14 years42 (7.5)Ref
 15–19 years176 (9.1)1.26 (0.89, 1.82)0.20
Sex
 Female (10–14 years)14 (5.0)Ref
 Male (10–14 years)28 (10.1)2.14 (1.12, 4.27)0.0252.12 (1.08, 4.37)0.034#
 Female (15–19 years)72 (8.0)Ref
 Male (15–19 years)104 (10.1)1.29 (0.94, 1.77)0.141.29 (0.93, 1.80)0.13
HIV status
 Uninfected206 (9.0)Ref
 Infected3 (3.4)0.36 (0.11, 1.14)0.0830.41 (0.10, 1.13)0.14
Case classification
 New214 (8.9)Ref
 Recurrent3 (3.3)0.35 (0.11, 1.11)0.0740.38 (0.09, 1.03)0.10
Oblast
 Not conflict-affected208 (8.8)Ref
 Conflict-affected9 (7.1)0.79 (0.37, 1.49)0.51
Home setting
 Suburban/rural101 (9.0)Ref
 Urban115 (8.0)0.81 (0.61, 1.07)0.140.89 (0.67, 1.19)0.44
Migration status
 Nonmigrant218 (8.9)Ref
 Migrant0 (0.0)N/A
History of incarceration
 No217 (8.8)Ref
 Yes0 (0.0)N/A
Excess alcohol use
 No216 (8.7)Ref
 Yes1 (5.9)0.65 (0.04, 3.22)0.68
Baseline rifampicin susceptibility
 Susceptible153 (8.6)Ref
 Resistant15 (4.0)0.44 (0.25, 0.74)0.0030.44 (0.25, 0.74)0.003#

Only significant interactions are reported. N/A: not available. #: statistically significant using a cut-off of p<0.05.