Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Treatment outcomes of retreated patients with isoniazid/rifampicin resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Variables | Hr-TB | RR-TB | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Age group | 0.276 | 0.871 | ||||
18–39 | 34 | 42.5 | 30 | 44.8 | ||
40–59 | 39 | 48.7 | 30 | 44.8 | ||
60- | 7 | 8.8 | 7 | 10.4 | ||
Sex | 0.137 | 0.711 | ||||
Female | 20 | 25.0 | 15 | 22.4 | ||
Male | 60 | 75.0 | 52 | 77.6 | ||
BMI group | 0.552 | 0.458 | ||||
≥ 18.5 | 54 | 67.5 | 49 | 73.1 | ||
< 18.5 | 26 | 32.5 | 18 | 26.9 | ||
Type of retreatment | 5.618 | 0.060 | ||||
Relapse | 45 | 56.3 | 49 | 73.2 | ||
Initial treatment failure | 12 | 15.0 | 9 | 13.4 | ||
Other retreatment | 23 | 28.7 | 9 | 13.4 | ||
Comorbid diabetes | 0.900 | 0.343 | ||||
Yes | 4 | 5.0 | 6 | 9.0 | ||
No | 76 | 95.0 | 61 | 91.0 | ||