Table 1 Background characteristics of 1205 pulmonary tuberculosis patients with (n = 197) or without (n = 1008) diabetes
Patients without diabetes | Patients with diabetes | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1008) | (n = 197) | ||
Age, years (mean [SD]) | 36.3 [12.8] | 38.0 [13.6] | 0.083 |
Female sex | 404 (40.1) | 89 (45.2) | 0.183 |
HIV infection | 507 (50.3) | 97 (49.2) | 0.786 |
TB status | |||
PTB- | 339 (33.6) | 63 (32.0) | 0.65 |
PTB+ | 669 (66.4) | 134 (68.0) | |
Ethnic group | |||
Msukuma tribe | 459 (45.6) | 94 (47.7) | 0.582 |
Other tribes | 548 (54.4) | 103 (52.3) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 249 (24.9) | 42 (21.5) | 0.605 |
Married/cohabiting | 528 (52.8) | 108 (55.4) | |
Separated/divorced/widow | 223 (22.3) | 45 (23.1) | |
Occupation | |||
Farmer/Fisherman | 394 (39.2) | 75 (38.3) | 0.974 |
Businessman/Employed | 356 (35.4) | 74 (37.8) | |
Housewife | 120 (11.9) | 23 (11.7) | |
Unemployed | 51 (5.1) | 9 (4.6) | |
Religion | |||
Christian | 741 (73.6) | 155 (78.7) | 0.191 |
Muslim | 223 (22.1) | 38 (19.3) | |
Smoking | |||
Never | 675 (82.9) | 139 (17.1) | 0.60 |
Past smoker | 110 (85.9) | 18 (14.1) | |
Current smoker | 216 (84.7) | 39 (15.3) | |
Take alcohol | |||
No | 533 (82.9) | 110 (17.1) | 0.45 |
Yes | 475 (84.5) | 87 (15.5) |