Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with TB requiring intensive care
From: Mortality among patients with tuberculosis requiring intensive care: a retrospective cohort study
Nonsurvivors (n = 44) | Survivors (n = 23) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, yr | 44.2 ± 13.8 | 41.2 ± 14.8 | 0.414 |
Male sex | 20 (45.5) | 10 (43.5) | 0.999 |
White race | 34 (77.3) | 14 (60.9) | 0.259 |
< 8 yr of schooling | 32 (82.1) | 18 (85.7) | 0.999 |
Current smoker | 11 (26.8) | 9 (45.0) | 0.259 |
Presence of any comorbidity | 39 (88.6) | 19 (82.6) | 0.481 |
HIV | 30 (71.4) | 16 (72.7) | 0.999 |
CD4 count | 91 (83-229) | 45.5 (25.5-116.8) | 0.079 |
Alcoholism | 13 (29.5) | 12 (52.2) | 0.121 |
Drug use | 7 (15.9) | 6 (26.1) | 0.344 |
Diabetes | 5 (11.4) | 1 (4.3) | 0.656 |
Corticosteroid use | 6 (13.6) | 0 | 0.087 |
Transplantation | 3 (6.8) | 0 | 0.546 |
Renal chronic disease | 2 (4.5) | 1 (4.3) | 0.999 |
Hepatic disease | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 0.999 |
Desnutrition | 1 (2.3) | 3 (13.0) | 0.113 |
Neoplasia | 2 (4.5) | 0 | 0.542 |