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Table 2 Factors associated with TB occurrence (n = 130)—univariate analysis

From: Prevalence of tuberculosis and associated risk factors in the Central Prison of Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Parameter

TB

Crude OR (95 % CI)

p value

N

%

Age (years)

 < 30

64

15.7

1

 

 ≥ 30

66

20.4

1.4 (0.9–2.0)

0.097

Sex

 Male

127

18.3

2.6 (0.7–8.6)

0.116

 Female

3

7.8

1

 

Length of incarceration (months)

 < 12

58

13.8

1

 

 ≥ 12

72

23.0

1.9 (1.3–2.7)

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

    

 < 18.5

81

22.0

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

0.003

 ≥ 18.5

49

13.4

1

 

Overcrowding (>50 prisoners/40 m2)

 Yes

127

20.5

9.4 (2.9–30.2)

<0.001

 No

3

2.7

1

 
  1. TB tuberculosis, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index