Variables influencing the treatment decision
| Variables | Odds ratio# | Wald score | p-value |
| Country | 114.034 | 0.001 | |
| Spain | 6.248 | 33.366 | 0.001 |
| Italy | 6.032 | 20.015 | 0.001 |
| UK | 4.005 | 2.960 | 0.085 |
| Germany | 2.665 | 2.910 | 0.088 |
| Japan | 1.441 | 2.346 | 0.126 |
| France (referent) | 1.000 | ||
| Physician-assessed symptom severity at presentation | 8.229 | 0.016 | |
| Severe | 1.932 | 6.750 | 0.001 |
| Moderate | 1.356 | 1.954 | 0.003 |
| Mild (referent) | 1.000 | ||
| Age | 1.018 | 6.275 | 0.012 |
| >60 years | 1.641 | 5.205 | 0.023 |
| Sputum specimens for AFB analysis used in diagnosis | 1.420 | 6.819 | 0.009 |
| Fever a symptom at first presentation | 1.413 | 6.294 | 0.012 |
| Physician rating of patient's overall health | 6.003 | 0.050 | |
| Poor or very poor | 1.606 | 5.697 | 0.017 |
| Fair | 1.382 | 3.943 | 0.047 |
| Good or very good (referent) | 1.000 |
AFB: acid-fast bacilli. #: exponentiation of the beta coefficient.