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Table 5 Results of the multivariate Cox proportional hazards model on patient delay (n = 168)

From: Patient's site of first access to health system influences length of delay for tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan

Factor

Hazards Ratio§

Lb95%CI†

Ub95%CI°

p-value

Male sex*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Female sex

0.745

0.523

1.061

0.103

SES quintile

NA

NA

NA

0.132¶

SES quintile 1*

1.000

NA

NA

NA

SES quintile 2

0.661

0.409

1.067

0.090

SES quintile 3

1.045

0.645

1.694

0.859

SES quintile 4

0.614

0.365

1.032

0.065

SES quintile 5

0.712

0.432

1.174

0.183

  1. §A hazards ratio >1 means a shorter delay, a hazards ratio <1 points to a longer delay relative to the comparison group.
  2. †Lb95%CI = Lower boundary of 95%-confidence interval
  3. °Ub95%CI = Upper boundary of 95%-confidence interval
  4. *Comparison group
  5. ¶Based on log-likelihood ratio test