Table 1 Social and demographic characteristics of enrolled TB mortality cases categorized by genders
Variablesa | All (n = 3735) | Male (n = 2541) | Female (n = 1194) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
  ≤ 49 years | 204 (5.5%) | 157 (6.2%) | 47 (3.9%) | 0.000 |
 50–59 years | 365 (9.8%) | 324 (12.8%) | 41 (3.4%) |  |
 60–69 years | 539 (14.4%) | 437 (17.2%) | 102 (8.5%) |  |
 70–79 years | 1058 (28.3%) | 758 (29.8%) | 300 (25.1%) |  |
 80 years ≤ | 1569 (42.0%) | 865 (34.0%) | 705 (59.0%) |  |
Job | ||||
 Yes | 181 (4.8%) | 164 (6.5%) | 17 (1.4%) | 0.000 |
 No | 3545 (94.9%) | 2370 (93.3%) | 1175 (98.4%) |  |
Marriage | ||||
 Yes | 3244 (86.9%) | 2134 (84.0%) | 1110 (93.0%) | 0.000 |
 No | 251 (6.7%) | 218 (8.6%) | 33 (2.8%) |  |
Education | ||||
 Primary | 899 (24.1%) | 508 (20.0%) | 391 (32.7%) | 0.008 |
 Middle | 277 (7.4%) | 230 (9.1%) | 47 (3.9%) |  |
 High | 385 (10.3%) | 330 (13.0%) | 55 (4.6%) |  |
 University | 134 (3.6%) | 115 (4.5%) | 19 (1.6%) |  |
Smoking history | ||||
 Never smoker | 2413 (64.6%) | 1309 (51.5%) | 1104 (92.5%) | 0.000 |
 Ex-smoker | 872 (23.3%) | 820 (32.3%) | 52 (4.4%) |  |
 Current smoker | 432 (11.6%) | 397 (15.6%) | 35 (2.9%) |  |
Alcohol history | ||||
 Non-drinker | 2562 (68.6%) | 1473 (58.0%) | 1089 (91.2%) | 0.000 |
 Social drinker | 817 (21.9%) | 743 (29.2%) | 74 (6.2%) |  |
 Heavy drinker | 311 (8.3%) | 292 (11.5%) | 19 (1.6%) |  |
BMI | ||||
 ≥ 18.5 kg/m2 | 2130 (57.0%) | 1447 (56.9%) | 683 (57.2%) | 0.551 |
 < 18.5 kg/m2 | 1442 (38.6%) | 989 (38.9%) | 453 (37.9%) |  |