Table 1 Characteristics of the patients according to the treatment decision for tuberculosis and the HIV status
HIV-positive (N = 398) | HIV-negative (N = 196) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No treatment (n = 157) | Empirical treatment (n = 100) | Treatment based on confirmed TB (n = 141) | No treatment (n = 114) | Empirical TB treatment (n = 31) | Treatment based on confirmed TB (n = 51) | |
Age, median years [IQR] | 36 [30–45] | 34 [27–42] | 32 [26–38] | 45.5 [28–59] | 58 [34–70] | 28 [22–37] |
Women | 71.3 | 51.0 | 48.2 | 64.9 | 38.7 | 43.1 |
History of tuberculosis | 40.1 | 31.0 | 12.8 | 30.7 | 9.7 | 7.8 |
Antibiotic prior consultation | 27.4 | 34.0 | 22.9 | 25.4 | 35.5 | 31.4 |
BMIa, median [IQR] | 19.1 [17.8–21.0] | 18.1 [16.2–19.8] | 17.5 [16.0–19.1] | 20.4 [18.4–23.1] | 19.3 [17.0–20.8] | 18.8 [17.4–19.8] |
Moderate/Severe thinness (BMI < 17 Kg/m2) | 14.0 | 33.0 | 44.0 | 7.0 | 29.0 | 11.8 |
Severely ill | 3.9 | 25.3 | 31.4 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 19.6 |
Chest X-ray suggestive of TBb | 0.0 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 45.2 | 40.0 |