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Predictors of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among subjects identified as having cough and provided one or more sputum samples among residents of two peri-urban neighbourhoods in Karachi, May 2002-November 2002; (n = 114) |
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| Variable |
n* |
PTB+(%) |
Crude OR** |
95% CI** |
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| Blood in sputum |
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| Yes |
32 |
5 (15.6) |
0.98 |
0.27 – 3.36 |
| No |
82 |
13 (15.9) |
1.00 |
- |
| Night sweat |
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| Yes |
43 |
7 (16.3) |
1.06 |
0.33 – 3.31 |
| No |
71 |
11 (15.5) |
1.00 |
- |
| Weight loss |
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| Yes |
78 |
11 (14.1) |
0.68 |
0.22 – 2.18 |
| No |
36 |
7 (19.4) |
1.00 |
- |
| Presently has fever |
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| Yes |
55 |
8 (14.6) |
0.83 |
0.27 – 2.55 |
| No |
59 |
10 (17.0) |
1.00 |
- |
| Loss of appetite in last two months |
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| Yes |
76 |
12 (15.8) |
1.00 |
0.31 – 3.33 |
| No |
38 |
6 (15.8) |
1.00 |
- |
| Feeling of increased fatigue |
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| Yes |
92 |
13 (14.1) |
0.56 |
0.16 – 2.09 |
| No |
22 |
5 (22.7) |
1.00 |
- |
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* n = total in given category of the variable ** OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval | ||||
Akhtar et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:70 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-70 |
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