Table 1. Demographic and baseline parameters of all the 105 HIV-TB patients.
Category | Subcategory | N (%) or Median (Range; IQR) |
Sex, Number (%) | Male | 84 (80) |
Female | 21 (20) | |
Age, Median in years (Range; IQR) | 36 (18–63; 25, 36) | |
BMI, kg/m2 Median (Range; IQR) | 19 (13–31; 17,21) | |
HIV strain, Number (%) | HIV-I | 94 (90%) |
HIV-I&II | 11 (10%) | |
TB types, Number (%) | PTB | 66 (63%) |
EPTB | 39 (37%) | |
Smear, Number (%) | Positives | 47 (45%) |
Negatives | 58 (55%) | |
Culture, Number (%) | Positives | 53 (50%) |
Negatives | 52 (50%) | |
CD4, Median (Range; IQR) (Available for 81 subjects) | 116 (11–2062; 48, 209) |
BMI – Body mass index.
PTB – Pulmonary tuberculosis.
EPTB- Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.
IQR-Inter quartile range.