Table 3: Demographic and clinical risk factors associated with pulmonary cavity (multivariable model).

Characteristic

aOR1

95% CI1

p-value

Gender

 

 

 

Female (ref)

-

-

 

Male

1.32

0.91, 1.92

0.15

Age (years)

0.97

0.94, 1.00

0.1

Age Category (years)

 

 

 

< 35 years

-

-

 

35-49 years

1.67

0.87, 3.21

0.13

50-64 years

2.33

0.90, 6.17

0.085

> 65 years

4.37

1.16, 17.0

0.031

Occupation

 

 

 

Higher (ref)

-

-

 

Specialized sec

1.51

0.56, 4.14

0.4

Secondary

1.9

0.78, 4.60

0.2

Primary

3.97

2.01, 8.12

< 0.001

No education

1.59

1.04, 2.43

0.032

Homeless

 

 

 

No (ref)

-

-

 

Yes

2.27

1.28, 4.18

0.006

MDR

 

 

 

No

-

-

 

Yes

2.13

1.57, 2.89

< 0.001

Isoniazid Resistance

 

 

 

No (ref)

-

-

 

Yes

7.86

1.61, 61.0

0.021

Rifampin Resistance

 

 

 

No (ref)

-

-

 

Yes

0.54

0.07, 2.77

0.5

Ethambutol Resistance

 

 

 

No (ref)

-

-

 

Yes

0.84

0.33, 2.00

0.7

HIV Status

 

 

 

Negative (ref)

-

-

 

Positive

0.68

0.38, 1.23

0.2

Treatment Failure

 

 

 

No (ref)

-

-

 

Yes

2.29

1.68, 3.12

< 0.001

1OR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; 1CI: Confidence Interval.