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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the study population and their association with spoligotype clustering

From: Molecular diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients with tuberculosis in Honduras

 

Spoligotyping patterns

  

Parameter

Clustered

Unique

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Sex

    

Male

115

20

1.23

0.75

Female

56

12

(0.52 -2.88)

 

Age 1

    

<35 years

96

18

0.94

0.97

>35 years

74

13

(0.40 - 2.17)

 

Tuberculosis localization

    

Pulmonary

164

29

2.42

0.20

Extra-pulmonary

7

3

(0.46 - 11.30)

 

HIV status

    

Positive

24

6

  

Negative

36

7

NA2

0.76

Unknown

111

19

  

DST profile

    

Any Resistance

27

2

2.81

0.27

Susceptible

144

30

(0.60- 18.09)

 
  1. 1 Age information was missing for 2 out of 203 patients.
  2. 2 NA = Not applicable
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