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. 2013 Oct 11;8(10):e76189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076189

Table 2. Demographic characteristics of smear positive retreatment tuberculosis patients, by INH resistance registered in three districts of Andhra Pradesh, India April 2011 to March 2012 (N=1077).

Characteristic With INH resistance Without INH resistance P value
N (%) N (%)
Total 144 (100.0) 933 (100.0)
Age
<40 years 85 (59.0) 546 (58.6) 0.908
>40 years 59 (41.0) 387 (41.5)
Sex
Male 94 (65.3) 692 (74.2) 0.002
Female 50 (34.7) 241 (25.8)
Type
Relapse 72 (50.0) 483 (51.8) 0.667
Failure 17 (11.8) 88 (9.4)
TAD 55 (38.2) 362 (38.8)
HIV Status
Negative 134 (93.1) 851 (91.2) 0.434
Positive 6 (4.2) 63 (6.8)
Unknown 4 (2.8) 19 (2.0)

INH-isoniazid; HIV-Human immunodeficiency virus; TAD-treatment after default