Table 2. Frequency distribution of demographic and clinical variables, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2004-March 2005.
Variables | Status | Number of patients (%) | Total number patients |
Age (years) | <35 | 131 (67.2) | 195 |
≥35 | 64 (32.8) | ||
Sex | Male | 105 (53.3) | 197 |
Female | 92 (46.7) | ||
Body mass index | <18.5 | 108 (58.7) | 184 |
18.5–24.9 | 71 (38.6) | ||
25–29.9 | 5 (2.7) | ||
History of Jaundice | Yes | 14 (7.2) | 194 |
No | 180 (92.8) | ||
History of blood transfusion | Yes | 5 (2.6) | 196 |
No | 191 (97.4) | ||
History of chronic illness | Yes | 5 (2.6) | 196 |
No | 191 (97.4) | ||
Traditional medicine intake | Yes | 35 (18.2) | 192 |
No | 157 (81.8) | ||
Alcohol intake | Yes | 74 (38.1) | 194 |
No | 120 (61.9) | ||
HIV status | Positive | 103 (52.3) | 197 |
Negative | 94 (47.7) | ||
Type of TB | Pulmonary | 146 (74.9) | 195 |
Extra pulmonary | 32 (16.4) | ||
Disseminated | 17 (8.7) | ||
Concomitant drug intake | Yes | 55 (28.5) | 193 |
No | 138 (71.5) | ||
HBsAg | Positive | 14 (7.2) | 195 |
Negative | 181 (92.8) | ||
Anti-HCV Ab | Positive | 4 (2.2) | 181 |
Negative | 177 (97.8) | ||
CD4 count/mm3 | 0–50 | 15 (17.2) | 87 |
51–100 | 32 (36.8) | ||
101–200 | 22 (25.3) | ||
>200 | 18 (20.7) |