Table 2. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at enrolment.

	MDR n = 44	Non MDR n = 189	Total n = 233	P value
Age in years: median (range)	30 (16–66)	29 (19–58)	29 (16–66)	0.59 §
No. of condemnations: median (range)	2.3 (1–12)	1.8 (1–6)	1.9 (1–12)	0.03 §
Months spent in prison: median (range)	34 (7–60)	28 (3–72)	(3–72)	0.06 §
Body mass index*	19.0 (13.4–23.2)	19.7 (15.3–24.8)	(13.4–24.8)	0.06 §
Delay in days°: median (range)	17 (2–58)	18 (4–395)	18 (2–395)	0.62 §
Cavity on fluoroscopy at entry
Yes no. (%)	35 (79.5)	139 (73.5)	174 (74.7)
No no. (%)	9 (2.0)	49 (25.9)	58 (24.9)	0.66 #
Unknown no. (%)	0	1 (0.5)	1 (0.4)

* Body mass index is calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.

° Delay: time in days between admission to Colony 33 and the start of treatment.

§ t-test; # Chi square test.