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. 2014 Apr 10;9(4):e94393. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094393

Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalized MDR-TB patients in Nigeria, July 2010-October 2012.

Variable HIV-positive N (%) HIV-negative N (%) P-value
Total 28 134
Age(yr)
≤ 24 2 (7) 17 (13) 0.3
25 – 44 23 (82) 89 (66)
≥ 45 3 (11) 28 (21)
Sex
Male 22 (79) 83 (62) 0.09
Female 6 (21) 51 (38)
Registration group
Failure of 1st Treatment 5 (18) 13 (10) 0.2
Failure of Re-treatment 23 (82) 121 (90)
Pre-treatment BMI (kg/m2)
Underweight (< 18.5) 13 (46) 61 (46) 0.7
Normal/overweight (≥ 18.5) 13 (46) 70 (52)
Unknown 2 (7) 3 (2)
Pre-treatment CD4 count (cells/microL) *
< 350 8 (29) NA NA
350 – 499 14 (50) NA
≥ 500 6 (21) NA