TABLE 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of 95 subjects with active pulmonary tuberculosis1
| Demographic characteristic | Values |
| Age (y) | 42.7 ± 15.52 |
| Sex [n (%)] | |
| M | 72 (75.8) |
| F | 23 (24.2) |
| Race [n (%)] | |
| White | 22 (23.2) |
| Black | 24 (25.3) |
| Hispanic | 23 (24.2) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 20 (21.1) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 6 (6.3) |
| Season enrolled [n (%)] | |
| Winter | 15 (15.8) |
| Spring | 33 (34.7) |
| Summer | 25 (26.3) |
| Fall | 22 (23.2) |
| Social characteristics and risk factors for tuberculosis [n (%)] | |
| Homeless or living in a shelter | 17 (18.1) |
| Unemployed >1 y | 33 (35.1) |
| Illicit drug use | 21 (22.3) |
| Use of alcohol >1 drink/d | 39 (41.1) |
| Incarcerated >1 mo | 7 (7.5) |
| Close contact with active tuberculosis case | 26 (27.7) |
| Comorbidies at tuberculosis diagnosis [n (%)] | |
| Diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2) | 14 (14.7) |
| Malignancy | 1 (1.1) |
| Prior treatment of active tuberculosis | 6 (6.3) |
| Clinical characteristics [n (%)] | |
| ≥10% below ideal body weight at tuberculosis diagnosis | 13 (13.7) |
| Abnormal chest X-ray | 94 (98.9) |
| Cavitary disease on chest X-ray | 37 (39) |
| Bilateral disease on chest X-ray | 45 (47.4) |
| Positive AFB smear | 53 (56.4) |
| Isoniazid resistance (tested n = 94) | 12 (12.8) |
| Rifampin resistance | 1 (1.0) |
| Pyrazinamide resistance (tested n = 60) | 1 (1.6) |
| Ethambutol resistance | 0 (0) |
| Streptomycin resistance (tested n = 75) | 5 (6.7) |
1
AFB, acid fast bacilli.
2
Mean ± SD.