Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Characteristics | Training cohort N (%) | Validation group N (%) | P * |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 Male | 250 (72.3) | 78 (59.1) |  |
 Female | 96 (27.7) | 54 (40.9) |  |
Age |  |  | < 0.001 |
 ≤60 years | 222 (64.2) | 114 (86.4) |  |
 >60 years | 124 (35.8) | 18 (13.6) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â | 0.666 |
 < 18.5 | 57 (16.5) | 24 (18.2) |  |
 ≥ 18.5 | 288 (83.5) | 108 (81.8) |  |
Tobacco smoking | Â | Â | 0.860 |
 Never | 244 (70.5) | 92 (69.7) |  |
 Ever | 102 (29.5) | 40 (30.3) |  |
Alcohol drinking | Â | Â | 0.395 |
 Never | 257 (74.3) | 103 (78.0) |  |
 Ever | 89 (25.7) | 29 (22.0) |  |
Education |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Illiterate or semi-illiterate | 35 (11.2) | 5 (3.8) |  |
 Primary school | 95 (30.5) | 11 (8.4) |  |
 Middle school | 94 (30.1) | 23 (17.4) |  |
 High school | 54 (17.3) | 37 (28.0) |  |
 University or college education | 34 (10.9) | 56 (42.4) |  |
Marriage status |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Unmarried | 60 (18.9) | 44 (33.3) |  |
 Married | 235 (74.1) | 87 (65.9) |  |
 Divorced or widowed | 22 (7.0) | 1 (0.8) |  |
Economic level | Â | Â | 0.220 |
 Top | 46 (13.8) | 15 (11.4) |  |
 Middle | 101 (30.3) | 51 (38.6) |  |
 Bottom | 186 (55.9) | 66 (50.0) |  |
Occupational status |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Farmer | 230 (66.5) | 25 (18.9) |  |
 Laborer/sales/housekeeping | 59 (17.0) | 60 (45.5) |  |
 Professional/supervisory/technical | 57 (16.5) | 47 (35.6) |  |
Diabetes mellitus | Â | Â | 0.807 |
 No | 312 (90.2) | 120 (90.9) |  |
 Yes | 34 (9.8) | 12 (9.1) |  |
ATT history | Â | Â | 0.013 |
 No | 327 (94.5) | 116 (87.9) |  |
 Yes | 19 (5.5) | 16 (12.1) |  |
Treatment regimen | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 2HRZE/4HR | 334 (96.5) | 118 (89.4) |  |
 Others | 12 (3.5) | 14 (10.6) |  |
Treatment compliance | Â | Â | 0.335 |
 Good | 333 (96.2) | 130 (98.5) |  |
 Poor | 13 (3.8) | 2 (1.5) |  |