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Table 3 Bivariate analysis for the characteristics of the study participants

From: Overt diabetes mellitus among newly diagnosed Ugandan tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional study

Random Blood Sugar (RBS) level in mg/dl

Characteristic

≥200, (n=22) n (%)

<200, (n=238) n (%)

OR 95%CI

P value

Age in years

    

Age≥35

17(6.5)

160(61.5)

1.66(0.59-4.66)

0.33

Age<35

5(1.9)

78(0.3)

  

Gender

    

Male

9(40.9)

137(57.6)

0.51(0.21-1.24)

0.13

Female

13(59.1)

101(42.4

  

Place of residence

    

Urban

15(68.2)

168(70.6)

0.89(0.35-2.28)

0.813

Rural

7(31.8)

70(29.4)

  

Occupation

    

Employed

17(77.3)

185(77.7)

0.97(0.34-2.76)

0.961

Unemployed

5(22.7)

53(22.3)

  

Smoking status

    

Former smoker

3(13.6)

63(26.5)

2.28(0.65-7.97)

0.141

Non smoker

19(86.4

175(73.5)

  

HIV serology

    

HIV positive

13(59.1)

195(81.5)

0.32(0.13-0.79)

0.016

HIV negative

9(40.9)

43(18.5)

  

Category of TB

    

δPTB

19(86.4)

178(74.8)

0.46(0.13-1.64)

0.225

§EPTB

3(13.6)

60(25.2)

  

Episode of TB

    

Newly diagnosed

18 (81.8)

192 (80.7)

2.13(0.61-7.5)

0.3

Relapsed TB

4(18.2)

46(19.3)

  

*BMI, kg/m2

    

≥17.5

7(2.6)

103(39.6)

0.61(0.24-1.6)

0.3

<17.5

15(5.7)

135(51.9)

  

**GFR,ml/min

    

GFR<90

5

64

1.25(0.44-3.53)

0.67

GFR≥90

17

174

  

***ALT in U/L

    

ALT≥80

3

6

6.1(1.4-26.36)

0.032

ALT<80

19

232

  

CD4/mm 3

    

CD4≥350

  

0.82(0.1-6.7)

0.85

CD4<350

    

****ALP-U/L.

    

ALP≥12

8

102

0.76(0.31-1.88)

0.56

ALP<129

14

136

  
  1. SD- Standard deviation *BMI-Body mass index ** GFR-Glomerular filtration rate ***ALT- Alanine transaminase **** ALP- Alkaline phosphatase δPTB-Pulmonary tuberculosis §EPTB-Extra pulmonary tuberculosis.