TABLE 1.
Characteristics of MDR TB patients with and without MB testing
| Demographic | No. of patients (%)a: |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With MB testing (n = 27) | Without MB testing (n = 100) | ||
| Median age | 34 | 38 | 0.4775 |
| Age range | 21-56 | 27-49 | |
| Sex | 0.0116 | ||
| Male | 8 (29.6) | 57 (57.0) | |
| Female | 19 (70.4) | 43 (43.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.6485 | ||
| White | 1 (3.7) | 4 (4.0) | |
| Black | 2 (7.4) | 4 (4.0) | |
| Hispanic | 4 (14.8) | 25 (25.0) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 20 (74.0) | 67 (67.0) | |
| Place of birth | 0.3654 | ||
| United States | 3 (11.1) | 5 (5.0) | |
| Outside the United States | 24 (88.9) | 95 (95.0) | |
| Previous TB | 0.0003 | ||
| Yes | 16 (61.5) | 24 (24.2) | |
| No | 10 (38.5) | 75 (75.8) | |
| Homeless | 0.6800 | ||
| Yes | 2 (7.4) | 6 (6.1) | |
| No | 25 (92.6) | 93 (93.9) | |
| Excess alcohol use | 1.0000 | ||
| Yes | 1 (3.9) | 5 (5.1) | |
| No | 25 (96.2) | 94 (95.0) | |
| Injection or noninjection drug use | 0.5792 | ||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.0) | |
| No | 26 (100.0) | 95 (96.0) | |
| AIDS | 1.0000 | ||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.0) | |
| No | 27 (100.0) | 97 (97.0) | |
| Moved during treatment | 0.1744 | ||
| Yes | 5 (18.5) | 9 (9.0) | |
| No | 22 (81.5) | 91 (91.0) | |
| Cavity noted on chest radiograph | 0.0166 | ||
| Yes | 13 (48.2) | 22 (24.2) | |
| No | 14 (51.9) | 69 (75.8) | |
| AFB sputum smear | 0.0404 | ||
| Positive | 22 (81.5) | 59 (60.2) | |
| Negative | 5 (18.5) | 39 (39.8) | |
| Jurisdiction | 0.0143 | ||
| Urban | 13 (48.2) | 73 (73) | |
| Rural | 14 (51.9) | 27 (27) | |
| Provider type | 0.3582 | ||
| Health department | 14 (51.8) | 57 (57) | |
| Private | 1 (3.7) | 10 (10) | |
| Both | 4 (14.8) | 17 (17) | |
| Unknown | 8 (29.6) | 16 (16) | |
a
Values for median age and age range are given in years. All other values represent the no. of patients (%).