Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population, Vizianagaram district, India, November-December 2010.
| Characteristic | TB suspects who did not consentfor HIV testing N (%) | TB suspects who consented forHIV testing N (%) | P value(df) |
| Total | 453 (100) | 2465 (100) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 43 (10) | 220 (9) | <0.01 (5) |
| 25–34 | 71 (16) | 417 (17) | |
| 35–44 | 86 (19) | 569 (23) | |
| 45–54 | 79 (17) | 561 (23) | |
| 55–64 | 87 (19) | 473 (19) | |
| ≥65 | 87 (19) | 225 (9) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 317 (70) | 1648 (67) | 0.19 (1) |
| Female | 136 (30) | 817 (33) | |
| TB status | |||
| TB patients | 27 (6) | 381 (16) | <0.01 (1) |
| TB suspects without TB | 426 (94) | 2084 (84) |
TB – Tuberculosis; HIV – Human immunodeficiency virus; df-degrees of freedom.