Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristic of patients with MDR-TB, PTB cat I and healthy controls.
| MDR-TB | PTB Cat I | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | (n = 354) | (n = 338) | Healthy controls (n = 205) | p-value* |
| Age | 27.5 ± 10.4 | 27.4 ± 9.6 | 29.0 ± 8.9 | 0.13 |
| Sex M: F | 228:126 | 243:95 | 140:65 | 0.11 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.8 ± 2.5 | 17.5 ± 2.5 | 23.4 ± 3.0 | <0.001 |
| BCG Scar | ||||
| Positive | 42 % | 79% | 59% | <0.001 |
| Negative | 58% | 21% | 41% | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 51% | 27% | 22% | <0.001 |
| No | 49% | 73% | 78% | |
| Alcohol† | ||||
| Regular | 44% | 42 % | 9% | <0.001 |
| Occasional | 7% | 0% | 0% | |
| No | 49% | 58% | 91% |
Plus–minus values are means ± SD; *p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant; Regular= (250 ml) 2-3 times a week, occasional= 1-2 times a month; all recruited patients and controls were HIV negative; MDR-TB: multi-drug resistant tuberculosis; PTB Cat I: pulmonary TB Category I; M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index; BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.