Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

Characteristic	Value (N = 35)
Male/female	18/17
Age, y; median (range)	36.5 (4–62)
HIV co-infection	0 (0%)
Other sites of tuberculosis	9 (25.7%)
Pulmonary tuberculosis	9 (25.7%)
Tuberculous pleuritis	2 (5.7%)
Tuberculous peritonitis	1 (2.9%)
Tuberculous pericarditis	1 2.9%)
Renal tuberculosis	1 (2.9%)
Other osteoarticular tuberculosis	2 (5.7%)
Paravertebral cold abscess	27 (77.1%)
Previous surgery for spinal TB	7 (20.0%)
Weight loss > 5 kg	12 (34.3%)

Values given as n (%) unless otherwise noted