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) |