Table 1 Baseline characteristics of tuberculosis patients with/or without baseline wasting in urban Uganda, Kampala
Characteristic | LMI | FMI | BMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No wasting | Wasting | No wasting | Wasting | No wasting | Wasting | |
| Â | (n = 184) | (n = 94) | (n = 158) | (n = 120) | (n = 424) | (n = 293) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤30 (%) | 122 (66) | 54 (57) | 99 (63) | 77 (64) | 252 (59) | 170 (58) |
 >30 (%) | 62 (34) | 40 (43) | 59 (37) | 43 (36) | 172 (41) | 123 (42) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female (%) | 115 (62) | 19 (20)a | 65 (41) | 69 (58)b | 232 (55) | 115 (39)a |
 Male (%) | 69 (38) | 75 (80) | 93 (59) | 51 (42) | 192 (45) | 178 (61) |
HIV-serostatus | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative (%) | 105 (57) | 53 (56) | 90 (57) | 68 (57) | 198 (47) | 140 (48) |
 Positive (%) | 79 (43) | 41 (44) | 68 (43) | 52 (43) | 226 (53) | 153 (52) |
Hemoglobin (mg/dl)1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 >10 (%) | 140 (76) | 72 (77) | 135 (85) | 77 (64)a | 208 (81) | 118 (64)a |
 ≤10 (%) | 44 (24) | 22 (23) | 23 (15) | 43 (36) | 48 (19) | 67 (36) |
Smoker2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No (%) | 159 (87) | 56 (60)a | 127 (80) | 88 (74) | 364 (86) | 210 (72)a |
 Yes (%) | 24 (13) | 38 (40) | 31 (20) | 31 (26) | 58 (14) | 82 (28) |
Takes alcohol3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No (%) | 135 (74) | 59 (63) | 106 (67) | 88 (74) | 259 (61) | 192 (66) |
 Yes (%) | 48 (26) | 35 (37) | 52 (33) | 31 (26) | 164 (39) | 101 (34) |
Extent on chest x-ray4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Normal/minimal (%) | 38 (21) | 8 (9)b | 26 (17) | 20 (17) | 74 (18) | 33 (11)b |
 Moderate/far advanced (%) | 143 (79) | 86 (91) | 131 (83) | 98 (83) | 346 (82) | 257 (89) |
Weight loss5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No (%) | 32 (17) | 12 (13) | 31 (20) | 13 (11) | 107 (25) | 52 (18)b |
 Yes (%) | 151 (83) | 82 (87) | 126 (80) | 107 (89) | 315 (75) | 240 (82) |