Slow BMI increase | Rapid BMI increase | ||
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Characteristics | (n = 22)* | (n = 121)* | p-value |
Age at baseline | 37.6 (13.8) | 32.6 (10.7) | 0.1002 |
Sex (female) | 15 (68.2) | 33 (27.3) | 0.0004 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.8 (2.5) | 17.9 (2.5) | 0.9989 |
Initial sputum smear (positive) | 19 (86.4) | 108 (89.3) | 0.2471 |
Initial sputum culture (positive) | 15 (79.0) | 104 (89.7) | 0.1156 |
HIV status (positive) | 13 (59.1) | 22 (18.3) | 0.0001 |
History of TB treatment (new case) | 9 (40.9) | 18 (14.9) | 0.0061 |
Treatment adherence (no) | 14 (63.6) | 4 (3.3) | <.0001 |
Depression (yes) | 4 (18.2) | 1 (0.83) | 0.0002 |
Chest pain (yes) | 14 (63.6) | 55 (45.5) | 0.0550 |
Cough (yes) | 20 (90.9) | 120 (99.2) | 0.0586 |
Dyspnea (yes) | 15 (68.2) | 34 (28.1) | 0.0004 |
Nausea (yes) | 5 (22.7) | 7 (5.79) | 0.0175 |
Hemoglobin count | 9.8 (2.4) | 10.8 (2.1) | 0.3888 |
Platelet count | 377.7 (181.2) | 384.2 (133.5) | 0.0474 |
Lymphocyte count | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.4) | 0.3289 |
Neutrophil count | 5.1 (3.0) | 4.9 (2.6) | 0.3083 |
Creatinine count | 79.5 (17.7) | 76.5 (20.2) | 0.4928 |
SGOT | 32.7 (9.5) | 29.2 (4.1) | <.0001 |
SGPT | 34.2 (6.3) | 32.2 (4.7) | 0.0657 |