Table 2 Multivariable analysis for each site of tuberculosis

 Age

1.011

1.007–1.015

1.007

1.003–1.012

 Body mass index

1.047

1.027–1.068

1.054

1.032–1.076

 Chronic kidney disease

1.982

1.453–2.706

1.926

1.368–2.711

 Long-term steroid use

2.586

1.29505.162

–

–

 Cough/sputum

1.258

1.094–1.447

–

–

 Dyspnoea

5.857

5.050–6.793

5.134

4.366–6.036

 Chest pain

7.510

6.226–9.060

7.190

5.845–8.843

 Fever

1.760

1.464–2.117

1.598

1.304–1.958

 Age

0.968

0.963–0.972

0.967

0.962–0.972

 Female sex

3.115

2.542–3.817

3.407

2.765–4.197

 Body mass index

1.102

1.073–1.131

1.113

1.083–1.144

 Fever

0.498

0.337–0.735

0.462

0.310–0.688

 General weakness

0.288

0.128–0.648

–

–

 Weight loss

0.377

0.211–0.674

–

–

 Age

0.981

0.976–0.987

0.983

0.977–0.989

 Female sex

1.360

1.082–1.709

1.414

1.121–1.785

 Body mass index

1.062

1.029–1.096

1.066

1.032–1.100

 Diabetes

0.477

0.331–0.688

0.537

0.366–0.787

 Chronic liver disease

2.172

1.242–3.799

2.686

1.522–4.740

 Fever

0.593

0.386–0.913

0.593

0.385–0.914

 General weakness

0.417

0.185–0.942

–

–

 Age

1.010

1.001–0.019

1.008

1.000–1.017

 Female sex

1.836

1.332–2.532

1.747

1.265–2.413

 Weight loss

0.273

0.087–0.858

0.305

0.097–0.961

 Age

0.978

0.968–0.988

0.978

0.969–0.988

 Body mass index

1.128

1.073–1.186

1.127

1.072–1.186

 Malignant disease

0.206

0.051–0.836

 Long-term steroid use

3.925

0.935–16.47

–

–

 Fever

4.481

2.954–6.798

4.580

3.009–6.970

 Body mass index

1.123

1.050–1.201

1.119

1.047–1.196

 Chronic kidney disease

2.984

1.180–7.549

2.748

1.081–6.989