Table 1. Demographic characteristics of MDR-TB patients according to the method of MDR-TB diagnosis used between 2009–2012 - New Delhi, India.
| Variable | Pre-LPAa | Post-LPAb | |
| n (%) | n (%) | P-value | |
| Total | 51 | 83 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 29(57) | 54(65) | 0.34 |
| Female | 22(43) | 29(35) | - |
| Age (years) | |||
| <35 | 32(63) | 59(71) | 0.31 |
| ≥35 | 19(37) | 24(29) | - |
| Median, years (IQR) | 30(22–40) | 27(21–37) | 0.31 |
| TB category | |||
| New case | 10(20) | 16(19) | 0.96 |
| Previously treated | 41(80) | 67(81) | - |
a
Solid culture & Drug Sensitivity Testing (DST),
b
LPA: Line Probe Assay, MDR-TB: Multidrug resistant Tuberculosis, IQR: Inter-quartile Range.