Table 2 Characteristics of tuberculosis participants screened for diabetes mellitus by random blood glucose excluding previously known diabetic patients (N = 1275)
Characteristics | DM (≥ 11.1) N = 36 (%) | p-value | Pre-DM (7.8–11.0) N = 82 (%) | Normal (< 7.8) N = 1157 (%) (Reference) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (± SD) year | 50 (± 14) | 0.001 | 46 (± 18) | 40 (± 17) | 0.001 |
Mean weight (± SD) kg | 61 (± 16) | 0.001 | 55(± 15) | 51 (± 13) | 0.064 |
Sex | |||||
 Female | 15 (41.7) | 0.376 | 18 (22.0) | 410 (35.4) | 0.011 |
 Male | 21 (58.3) |  | 64 (78.0) | 747 (64.6) |  |
HIV status | |||||
 Positive | 8 (22.2) | 0.710 | 18 (22.0) | 291 (25.2) | 0.518 |
 Negative | 28 (77.8) |  | 64 (78.0) | 866 (74.8) |  |
On ART (n = 317) | |||||
 Yes | 8 (100) | 0.473 | 14 (77.8) | 267 (91.8) | 0.063* |
 No | 0 (0.0) |  | 4 (22.2) | 24 (8.2) |  |
Type of TB | |||||
 PTB | 28 (77.8) | 0.710 | 68 (82.9) | 862 (74.5) | 0.095 |
 EPTB | 8 (22.2) |  | 14 (17.1) | 295 ( 74.5) |  |
TB history | |||||
 New TB | 35 (97.2) | 0.942 | 80 (97.6) | 1122 (97.0) | 0.551* |
 Recurrent TB | 1 (2.8) |  | 2 (2.4) | 35 (3.0) |  |
Bacteriological status | |||||
 Positive | 17 (47.2) | 0.675 | 47 (57.3) | 582 (50.3) | 0.219 |
 Negative | 19 (52.8) |  | 35 (42.7) | 575 (49.7) |  |
DM symptoms | |||||
 Polydipsia (Yes, n = 51) | 12 (33.3) | < 0.001 | 10 (12.2) | 29 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
 Polyphagia (Yes, n = 72) | 13 (36.1) |  < 0.001 | 24 (29.3) | 35 (3.0) |  < 0.001 |
 Polyuria (Yes, n = 99) | 18 (50.0) |  < 0.001 | 32 (39.0) | 49 (4.2) | < 0.001 |
≥ One DM symptoms | |||||
 Yes | 22 (61.1) | < 0.001 | 37 (45.1) | 74 (6.4) | < 0.001 |
 No | 14 (38.9) |  | 45 (54.9) | 1083 (93.6) |  |