Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of TB patients with and without DM
| Â | All TB patients | TB patients with DM | TB patients without DM | Statistics /P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n=969) | (n=67) | (n=902) | Â |
Age (Median, IQR) | 47 (30–62) | 58 (50–66) | 46 (29–61) | Z = -5.403/ P < 0.001 |
Age > 60y (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 8.921/P = 0.003 |
 Yes | 266 (27) | 29 (43) | 237 (26) |  |
 No | 703 (73) | 38 (57) | 665 (74) |  |
Sex (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 2.684/ P = 0.101 |
 Male | 681 (70) | 53 (79) | 628 (70) |  |
 Female | 288 (30) | 14 (21) | 274 (30) |  |
Household registration status (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 15.06/ P < 0.001 |
 Local | 644 (66) | 59 (88) | 585 (65) |  |
 Migrant | 325 (34) | 8 (12) | 317 (35) |  |
Smear sputum results (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 7.091/ P = 0.008 |
 Negative | 623 (64) | 33 (49) | 590 (65) |  |
 Positive | 346 (36) | 34 (51) | 312 (35) |  |
Treatment classification (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 9.123/P = 0.003 |
 New patients | 860 (89) | 67 (100) | 793 (88) |  |
 Retreated patients | 109 (11) | 0 (0) | 109 (12) |  |
Severe cases (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 6.536/ P = 0.011 |
 Yes | 224 (23) | 24 (36) | 200 (22) |  |
 No | 745 (77) | 43 (64) | 702 (78) |  |
Cavity (n, %) |  |  |  | χ2 = 12.963/P < 0.001 |
 Yes | 324 (33) | 36 (54) | 288 (32) |  |
 No | 638 (66) | 31 (46) | 607 (68) |  |
Treatment duration (Median, IQR) | 330 (187–366) | 325 (190–370) | 330 (187–366) | Z = -0.201/ P = 0.841 |
Level of hospital for initial TB diagnosis (n, %) |  |  | χ2 = 7.837/P = 0.005 | |
 County | 786 (81) | 63 (94) | 723 (80) |  |
 Prefectural | 183 (19) | 4 (6) | 179 (20) |  |
Reasons for stopping treatment (n, %) | ||||
 Cured | 303 (31) | 31 (46) | 272 (30) |  |
 Complete treatment | 587 (61) | 31 (46) | 556 (62) |  |
 Lost | 23 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 23 (2.5) |  |
 Failed | 20 (2.1) | 1 (1.5) | 19 (2.0) |  |
 Died of TB | 1 (0.1) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |  |
 Died of non-TB | 6 (0.6) | 2 (3.0) | 4 (0.4) |  |
 Transfer to MDR | 7 (0.7) | 1 (1.5) | 6 (0.7) |  |
 Adverse reactions | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.4) |  |
 Diagnostic change | 14 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 13 (1.4) |  |
 Other | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.6) |  |