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Table 3 Factors associated with TB occurrence (n = 130)—multivariate analysis

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

Parameter

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

p value

PAF (%)

Incarceration period (months)

 < 12

1

  

 ≥ 12

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

0.001

38.7

BMI (kg/m2)

   

 < 18.5

2.1 (1.3–3.0)

0.003

35.6

 ≥ 18.5

1

  

Overcrowding (>50 prisoners/40 m2)

 Yes

9.8 (3.1–31.6)

<0.001

88.2

 No

1

  
  1. PAF population attributable fraction
  2. Hosmer-Lemeshow (HL) test = 1.58; p = 0.063