Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Cohort, by Regimen Type
| Aggressive Regimen for ≥18 mo Postconversion (n = 243) |
No Aggressive Regimen for ≥18 mo Postconversion (n = 159) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No. With Data | No. (%) | No. With Data | No. (%) |
| Age, ya | 243 | 27 (21–38) | 159 | 27 (23–36) |
| Female sex | 243 | 93 (38) | 159 | 65 (41) |
| Low BMI or malnutritionb | 206 | 67 (33) | 142 | 33 (23) |
| No. of prior tuberculosis regimensa | 243 | 3 (2–4) | 159 | 3 (2–4) |
| Bilateral chest cavitations | 236 | 123 (52) | 153 | 72 (47) |
| Alcohol or substance use | 224 | 36 (16) | 143 | 19 (13) |
| Ever smoked cigarettes | 224 | 27 (12) | 143 | 13 (9) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 225 | 7 (3) | 135 | 2 (1) |
| HIV infection | 239 | 2 (1) | 158 | 1 (1) |
| Psychiatric disorder | 232 | 33 (14) | 141 | 25 (18) |
| Resistant to ≥5 drugs | 243 | 139 (57) | 159 | 138 (87) |
| Received prior standardized MDR tuberculosis regimen | 243 | 91 (37) | 159 | 85 (53) |
| XDR tuberculosis | 243 | 7 (3) | 159 | 19 (12) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MDR, multidrug resistant; XDR, extensively drug resistant.
a Continuous variable, median (interquartile range) presented.
b Body mass index <18.5 in women or <20 in men, or a clinician diagnosis of malnutrition.