From: Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in the elderly: a case control study
Characteristics | Older (n = 199) | Younger (n = 271) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender, male | 100 (51) | 169 (62) | 0.011 |
Age, median (IQR) | 72 (68–76) | 44 (32–55) | |
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.75 ± 3.59 | 21.96 ± 3.22 | 0.420 |
Ever smoking | 87 (44) | 129 (48) | 0.454 |
Respiratory symptoms in pulmonary TB* | n = 173 | n = 222 | |
Cough | 118 (68) | 131 (59) | 0.076 |
Sputum | 98 (57) | 106 (48) | 0.098 |
Dyspnea | 39 (23) | 30 (14) | 0.027 |
Hemoptysis | 20 (12) | 41 (19) | 0.081 |
Weight loss | 5 (3) | 23 (9) | 0.785 |
General weakness | 13 (7) | 22 (8) | 0.661 |
Fever | 24 (12) | 38 (14) | 0.644 |
Night sweating | 0 (0) | 5 (2) | 0.144 |
History of previous TB | 31 (16) | 32 (12) | 0.275 |
Comorbid conditions** | |||
Cardiovascular disease† | 75 (38) | 24 (9) | <0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 43 (22) | 32 (12) | 0.006 |
COPD | 20 (10) | 4 (2) | <0.001 |
Chronic kidney disease | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | 0.848 |
Chronic liver disease‡ | 10 (5) | 15 (6) | 0.982 |
Malignancy | 9 (5) | 9 (3) | 0.661 |