Table 4 Factors contributing to treatment success and sputum liquid culture conversion within 2 months (multivariable analysis)

Age, years

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.166

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.597

Sex, male

0.99 (0.69–1.42)

0.951

1.30 (0.86–1.97)

0.210

Chronic liver disease

0.80 (0.42–1.50)

0.478

0.77 (0.38–1.58)

0.478

Charlson comorbidity index score

0.89 (0.65–1.22)

0.473

0.96 (0.67–1.38)

0.827

Cavitation evident in initial chest X-ray

0.71 (0.50–1.03)

0.069

0.81 (0.54–1.22)

0.310

Smear-positivity of initial sputum specimen

0.60 (0.43–0.83)

0.002

0.52 (0.35–0.78)

0.001

Drug-induced hepatotoxicity

0.97 (0.57–1.65)

0.915

0.89 (0.48–1.62)

0.692