Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the potential factors influence hospitalization rates of the 356 TB patients
Independent variables | β | SE | P-value | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (Compare with female) | 0.412 | 0.277 | 0.137 | 1.510 | 0.877–2.599 |
Age (Compare with <30) | 0.167 | 1.000 | |||
Age 30–44 | 0.038 | 0.440 | 0.931 | 1.039 | 0.438–2.460 |
Age 45–59 | 0.757 | 0.394 | 0.054 | 2.132 | 0.986–4.611 |
Age 60+ | 0.380 | 0.383 | 0.322 | 1.462 | 0.689–3.099 |
Occupation (Compare with Mental labourer) | 0.304 | 1.000 | |||
Manual labourer | 0.352 | 0.533 | 0.509 | 1.422 | 0.501–4.037 |
Retire | 0.707 | 0.542 | 0.192 | 2.027 | 0.701–5.864 |
Unknown | 1.018 | 0.718 | 0.156 | 2.768 | 0.678–11.297 |
Patient category (Compare with new patients) | −0.043 | 0.380 | 0.909 | 0.958 | 0.455–2.015 |
Residence (Compare with native) | −0.038 | 0.249 | 0.878 | 0.962 | 0.591–1.567 |
Sputum smear test (Compare with Negative) | 1.274 | 0.261 | 0.000 | 3.576 | 2.143–5.968 |
Health insurance (Compare with UEBMI) | 0.012 | 1.000 | |||
URBMI | 0.147 | 0.280 | 0.598 | 1.159 | 0.670–2.005 |
Student | 3.397 | 1.177 | 0.004 | 29.865 | 2.976–1299.701 |
Without insurance | 0.834 | 0.415 | 0.045 | 2.302 | 1.021–5.192 |