TABLE 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics
| Patient characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 36.0±15.2 |
| Female sex | 37 (39.8) |
| Canadian born | 4 (4.3) |
| Foreign born | 89 (95.7) |
| Landed immigrant | 45 (48.4) |
| Refugee | 22 (23.7) |
| Visitor | 7 (7.5) |
| Work visa | 1 (1.1) |
| Student visa | 4 (4.3) |
| Foreign born, unknown status | 10 (10.8) |
| Years in Canada before MDR TB diagnosis, mean ± SD | 4.6±6.1 |
| Previous TB treatment | 49 (52.7) |
| Symptoms | |
| Productive cough | 56 (60.2) |
| Weight loss | 51 (54.8) |
| Malaise | 36 (38.7) |
| Fever | 37 (39.8) |
| Hemoptysis | 13 (14.0) |
| Night sweats | 17 (18.3) |
| Chest pain | 13 (14.0) |
| Other symptoms | 20 (21.5) |
| Asymptomatic | 18 (19.3) |
| Site of TB | |
| Pulmonary only | 65 (69.6) |
| Pulmonary + extrapulmonary | 16 (17.2) |
| Extrapulmonary only | 12 (12.9) |
| Lymphatic | 15 (16.1) |
| Other sites | 18 (19.4) |
| Comorbidities | |
| HIV | 1 (1.1) |
| Hepatitis B | 3 (3.2) |
| Hepatitis C | 2 (2.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 (9.7) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5 (5.4) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 10 (10.8) |
| Psychiatric illness | 7 (7.5) |
| Cancer | 5 (5.4) |
| Heart disease | 6 (6.4) |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. MDR Multidrug-resistant; TB Tuberculosis