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Table 1 Background characteristics of patients seen at both integrated and non-integrated hospitals

From: Bidirectional screening and treatment outcomes of diabetes mellitus (DM) and Tuberculosis (TB) patients in hospitals with measures to integrate care of DM and TB and those without integration measures in Malawi

A. Characteristics of Tuberculosis Patients

Total TB Patients and stratified by integration status

Totals: n = 987 (100%)

Integrated care: n = 105 (10.6%)

Non-Integrated care: n = 882 (89.4%)

TB Patients' Categories

New

863 (87.4%)

90 (85.7%)

773 (87.6%)

Failed

4 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (0.5%)

Treatment after loss to follow up

10 (1.0%)

1 (1.0%)

9 (1.0%)

Relapse

96 (9.7%)

14 (13.3%)

82 (9.3%)

TB Type

Extra-Pulmonary

263 (26.6%)

50 (47.6)

213 (24.1%)

 

Pulmonary

724 (73.4%)

55 (52.4%)

669 (75.9%)

MDRTB

Yes

39 (4.0%)

1 (1.0%)

38 (4.3%)

 

No

948 (96.0%)

104 (99.0%)

844 (95.7%)

Sex

Female

301 (30.5%)

39 (37.1%)

262 (29.7%)

 

Male

686 (69.5%)

66 (62.9%)

620 (70.3%)

TB Patients with available information on age

(N = 932)

(n = 97)

(n = 835)

Age distribution

Mean, Median (Min; 1stq; 3rdq; max)

41.1,38.0 (15,30,48,89)

47.1,43.0 (15,38,60,83)

40.4, 38.0 (15,29,46,89)

 ≤ 25 years

150 (16.1%)

12 (12.4%)

138 (16.5%)

26–40 Years

398 (42.7%)

31 (32.0%)

367 (44.0%)

41–49 Years

169 (18.1%)

18 (18.6%)

151 (18.1%)

50–64 Years

136 (14.6%)

17 (17.5%)

119 (14.3%)

 ≥ 65 years

79 (8.5%)

19 (19.6%)

60 (7.2%)

B. Characteristics of Diabetes mellitus Patients

Total PWDs and stratified by integration status

Totals: n = 557 (100%)

Integrated care: n = 64 (11.5%)

Non-Integrated care: n = 493 (88.5%)

DM Type

Type 2

450 (80.8%)

50 (78.1%)

400 (81.1%)

Type 1

107 (19.2%)

14 (21.9%)

93 (18.9%)

Years in Care Since Enrolment

 ≤ 1 Year

311 (55.8%)

24 (37.5%)

287 (58.2%)

2 to 3 Years

128 (23.0%)

28 (43.8%)

100 (20.3%)

4 to 5 Years

52 (9.3%)

5 (7.8%)

47 (9.5%)

6 to 7 Years

40 (7.2%)

3 (4.7%)

37 (7.5%)

 ≥ 8 Years

26 (4.7)

4 (6.3%)

22 (4.5%)

Sex

Female

323 (58.0%)

35 (54.7%)

288 (58.4%)

 

Male

234 (42.0%)

29 (45.3%)

205 (41.6%)

PWDs with available information on age

(N = 496)

(n = 64)

(n = 432)

Age distribution

Mean, Median

53.6,55

52.4, 51.5

53.8, 55

(Min; 1stq; 3rdq; max)

(15,43,65,87)

(16,41.5,63,87)

(15,44,65,87)

 ≤ 25 years

26 (5.2%)

4 (6.3%)

22 (5.1%)

26–40 Years

77 (15.5%)

11 (17.2%)

66 (15.3%)

41–49 Years

82 (16.5%)

12 (18.8%)

70 (16.2%)

50–64 Years

186 (37.5%)

25 (39.1%)

161 (37.3%)

 ≥ 65 years

125 (25.2%)

12 (18.8%)

113 (26.2%)

  1. Background characteristics of both TB patients and people with DM who were seen at the study hospitals between 2016 and 2019