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. 2014 Apr 22;9(4):e95603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095603

Table 2. Demographic characteristics and HIV-status in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, Bénin, 2011.

Characteristics EPTB (%) NPTB (%) p(value)
Sex Male 216 (56.4) 2158 (64.8) 0.001
Female 167 (43.6) 1173 (35.2) 0.001
Age (years) 00–14 62 (16.2) 62 (1.9) <0.001
15–24 62 (16.2) 608 (18.3) NS
25–34 75 (19.6) 1035 (31.1) <0.001
35–44 64 (16.7) 743 (22.3) 0.01
45–54 58 (15.1) 472 (14.2) NS
55–64 36 (9.4) 252 (7.6) NS
≥65 26 (6.8) 159 (4.8) NS
HIV-status Positive 72 (18.8) 449 (13.5) 0.005
Negative or unknown 312 (81.5) 2882 (86.5) 0.005
Total 383 3331

Note: EPTB: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, NPTB: New smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis; TB: Tuberculosis.