Table 4.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the active-tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis groups (mean ± SD)
| Active tuberculosis | Non-tuberculosis1 | |
| No. of patients | 7 | 61 790 |
| Age, yr | 50.6 ± 17.7 | 55.6 ± 14.3 |
| Gender, male (%) | 3 (43) | 31 803 (51) |
| PPI duration | 47.7 ± 97.9 | 72.8 ± 213.1 |
| Charlson index | 1.29 ± 2.36 | 0.55 ± 0.97 |
| Score = 0 n (%) | 5 (71) | 39 459 (64) |
| Score = 1, 2 n (%) | 0 (0) | 19 899 (32) |
| Score ≥ 3 n (%) | 2 (29) | 2467 (4) |
| History of admission | 6 (86) | 35 824 (58) |
1
Patients without gastrointestinal tuberculosis irrespective of the temporal relationship with proton pump inhibitor treatment or disease activity. PPI: Proton pump inhibitor.