Table 2 TB patient outcome during home visit in Attapeu, Lao PDR
From: Survival and health status of DOTS tuberculosis patients in rural Lao PDR
Survivors | Dead | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 146 | n = 26 | p | |
Sex ratio (F/M) | 50/96 (0.52) | 9/17 (0.53) | 0.97 |
Age (years) (95% CI) | 46.2 (43.5-48.9) | 51.3 (43.6-58.9) | 0.1 |
Weight (Kg) on admission at hospital | 40.8 (0.6) | 34.6 (11.9) | <0.001 |
BMI (95% CI) | 18.2 (17.7-18.6) | - | |
Patients with BMI <18.5 (%) | 80 (54.8) | - | |
Completed treatment (%) | 81 (55.4) | Not known | |
Non-compliant patients (%) | 28 (19.2) | 22 (91.6%) | <0.001 |
Duration of treatment on the day of visit (days) | 187.3 (3.2) | 91.2 (19.3) | <0.001 |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | 61.0 (7.8) | 47.5 (3.9) | <0.001 |
Average missing days of treatment (days) | 28.8 (4.2) | 61.7(15.2) | <0.001 |
Physical examination | |||
Tiredness (%) | 52 (35.6) | - | |
Chronic cough (%) | 68 (53.5) | - | |
Haemoptysis (%) | 14 (9.5) | - | |
Dyspnoea (%) | 38 (28.8) | - |