Table 2 Demographic characteristics of 139 patients with abdominal tuberculosis

Age

47.0 (32.0–58.0)

48.0 (38.5–58.5)

52.5 (27.3–63.0)

53.0 (27.0–57.0)

46.0 (33.0–56.0)

32.0 (25.5–45.8) ^{d, g, j}

Male sex

72 (51.8%)

36 (52.2%)

18 (64.3%)

3 (42.9%)

9 (39.1%)

6 (50%)

BMI (m/kg2)

21.80 (19.56–24.53)

21.3 (19.6–24.1)

21.6 (19.3–24.5)

23.7 (20.1–27.8)

20.1 (22.8–25.3)

20.8 (18.0–22.8)

Chronic hepatitis B

10 (7.2%)

5 (7.2%)

2 (7.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (8.7%)

1 (8.3%)

Chronic hepatitis C

3 (2.2%)

1 (1.4%)

0 (0%)

2 (28.6%) ^{b, e, h}

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

HIV-infection

2 (1.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (4.3%)

1 (8.3%)

Alcohol > 40 g/day

16 (11.5%)

6 (8.7%)

6 (21.4%)

0 (0%)

2 (8.7%)

2 (16.7%)

Cirrhosis

3 (2.2%)

2 (2.9%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8.3%)

Diabetes

9 (6.5%)

3 (4.3%)

3 (10.7%)

1 (14.3%)

2 (8.7%)

0 (0%)

ESRD or CAPD

8 (5.8%)

3 (4.3%)

3 (10.7%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (4.3%)

0 (0%)

History of malignancy

7 (5.0%)

3 (4.3%)

2 (7.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (8.7%)

0 (0%)

History of TB

13 (9.4%)

7 (10.1%)

0 (0%)

1 (14.3%)

5 (21.7%) ^f

0 (0%)

Anemia at diagnosis

46 (33.1%)

21 (30.4%)

11 (39.3%)

3 (42.9%)

5 (21.7%)

6 (50.0%)

Leukocytosis at diagnosis

30 (21.6%)

16 (23.2%)

3 (10.7%)

3 (42.9%)

3 (13.0%)

5 (41.7%) ^g