Table 1. Baseline Demographic Characteristics by HIV Status.
| Positive | Negative | p-value | |
| N = 287 | N = 470 | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age (Years) | 34.8 (8.8) | 37.6 (11.7) | 0.0007 |
| Pre-Treatment Weight (Kg) | 50.3 (11.3) | 50.2 (10.4) | 0.9650 |
| Mean (IQR) | Mean (IQR) | ||
| Time from Diagnosis to | 63.9 (46.0) | 70.4 (48.5) | 0.1847 |
| Treatment (Days)∧ Median | 50 | 54 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Males | 154 (53.7) | 294 (62.6) | 0.0157 |
| Pre-Treatment Smear Positive | 164 (57.1) | 270 (57.5) | 0.9346 |
| Pre-Treatment Culture Positive* | 209 (72.8) | 347 (73.8) | 0.7607 |
| Ethambutol Resistance | 72 (72.0) | 125 (65.8) | 0.2815 |
∧ Interval between culture positive diagnosis at initial evaluation to time of treatment initiation in MDR-TB Hospital *All (100%) of patients had a positive culture on initial evaluation and referral to the study. The numbers presented here reflect repeat testing on cohort enrollment.