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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of active PTB and PAF of high-risk factors among the elderly participants aged 65 or over in China in 2013

From: Prevalence and risk factors of active pulmonary tuberculosis among elderly people in China: a population based cross-sectional study

Category

Number of participants

Proportion (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

PAF (%)

Sex

 Female

18 212

53.14

ref

–

 Male

16 057

46.86

3.26 (2.34–4.55)

51.43

Age(years)

 65–74

21 685

63.28

ref

–

 75–84

10 658

31.10

1.59 (1.17–2.17)

15.51

 ≥ 85

1926

5.62

2.05 (1.25–3.36)

5.57

Residence

 Urban

12 933

37.74

ref

–

 Rural

21 336

62.26

2.65 (1.81–3.88)

50.67

Family annul income per capita

 Higher than average

10 854

31.67

ref

–

 Lower than average

23 415

68.33

1.64 (1.17–2.31)

30.42

BMI

 < 18.5

3639

10.62

1.55 (1.09–2.22)

5.52

 18.5–23.9

20 884

60.94

ref

–

 ≥ 24

9746

28.44

0.33 (0.19–0.55)

–

Diabetes

 No

31 867

92.99

ref

–

 Yes

2402

7.01

1.83 (1.08–3.10)

5.50

Close contacts

 No

34 175

99.73

ref

–

 Yes

94

0.27

7.30 (2.15–24.82)

1.70

Previous TB cases

 No

33 663

98.23

ref

–

 Yes

606

1.77

9.23 (6.16–13.83)

12.70

  1. BMI Body mass index, CI Confidence interval, OR Odds ratio, PAF Population attributable fraction, TB Tuberculosis, PTB Pulmonary tuberculosis