Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of the study groups and biochemical parameters in TB-DM, TB, DM and HC

Number of subjects recruited

22

22

44

44

30

Gender (Male / Female)

16/6

18/4

27/17

30/14

15/15

Median Age (Range)

52 (25–70)

42 (29–70)

39 (24–67)

44 (33–68)

34 (23–55)

BMI kg/m²

21.7 (13.2–28.6)

17.2 (13.2–32.6)

16.5 (13.2–30.1)

20.1 (14.2–32.1)

20.1 (18.2–25.3)

Smear Grade: 0/1+/2+/3+

0/4/10/8

0/10/9/3

0/19/14/11

NA

NA

Cavitary Disease (Y/N)

9/13

4/18

10/34

NA

NA

Lung Lesions (Unilateral/Bilateral)

13/9

11/11

25/19

NA

NA

Fasting Blood Glucose, mg/dL

166 (120–417)

139 (111–375)

93 (73–103)

144 (95–405)

75 (70–109)

Post-prandial Glucose, mg/dL

350 (217–550)

311 (202–505)

110 (68–137)

341 (210–543)

98 (72–139)

Glycated hemoglobin level, %

12.3 (8–15.6)

10 (7.3–13.9)

5.6 (5.0–5.8)

10 (6.8–12.6)

5.5 (5.0–5.9)