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Table 2 Interaction between alcohol disorder and illicit drug use on the risk of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcome, São Paulo-state, Brazil, 2011–2015

From: Impact of alcohol disorder and the use of illicit drugs on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

 

Non-illicit drug use

Illicit drug use

RRs (95% CI)a for illicit drug within strata of alcohol

No. of unsuccessful outcome/successful outcome

RR (95% CI)a

No. of unsuccessful outcome/successful outcome

RR (95% CI)a

Non-alcohol disorder

8607/51500

 

1472/3727

  
 

1

 

2.1 (1.98–2.21)

P < 0.001

2.1 (1.98–2.21)

P < 0.001

Alcohol disorder

1765/5722

 

1456/2962

  
 

1.48 (1.4–1.56)

P < 0.001

 

2.09 (1.97–2.21)

P < 0.001

1.41 (1.31–1.51)

P < 0.001

RRs (95% CI)a for alcohol within strata of illicit drug

 

1.48 (1.4–1.56)

P < 0.001

 

1.00 (0.93–1.06)

P = 0.90

 
  1. RR relative risk, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for sex, age, race, HIV, clinical form of TB, prison, homeless and directly observed treatment