Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 139 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients
Variable | Median (IQR) | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 99 (71.4) | |
Female | 40 (28.6) | |
Age, years | 51.0 (35.8–60.0) | |
≤ 51 | 71 (51.1) | |
> 51 | 68 (48.9) | |
Weight, kilograms | 60.0 (53.0–65.0) | |
≤ 60 | 79 (56.8) | |
> 60 | 60 (43.2) | |
Occupation | ||
Peasant | 44 (31.7) | |
Worker | 18 (13.0) | |
Unemployed | 61 (43.9) | |
Others& | 16 (11.5) | |
Smoking | ||
Yes | 65 (46.8) | |
No | 72 (51.8) | |
Missing | 2 (1.4) | |
Drinking | ||
Yes | 26 (18.7) | |
No | 86 (61.9) | |
Missing | 27 (19.4) | |
Lung cavitation | ||
Yes | 72 (51.8) | |
No | 62 (44.6) | |
Missing | 3 (2.2) | |
Lung lesions | ||
Yes | 129 (92.8) | |
No | 3 (2.2) | |
Missing | 7 (5.0) | |
Resistant to ofloxacin | ||
Yes | 42 (58.3) | |
No | 81 (30.2) | |
Missing | 16 (11.5) | |
Resistant to Kanamycin | ||
Yes | 15 (10.8) | |
No | 103 (74.1) | |
Missing | 21 (15.1) | |
Sputum smear grade | ||
≤ 1 | 51 (36.7) | |
> 1 | 87 (62.6) | |
Missing | 1 (0.7) | |