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Known DM among TB patients in Fiji, 2011*
| Characteristic | Total n | Known DM n (%) |
| All patients | 138 | 18 (13) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 74 | 10 (14) |
| Female | 64 | 8 (13) |
| Age, years | ||
| 0–14 | 6 | 0 |
| 15–54 | 103 | 4 (4) |
| ≥55 | 29 | 14 (48) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Fijian | 92 | 8 (9) |
| Indo-Fijian | 25 | 10 (40) |
| Others | 21 | 0 |
| TB type | ||
| Pulmonary TB | 107 | 14 (13) |
| Extra-pulmonary TB | 31 | 4 (13) |
Proportion of TB patients with DM whose DM status was recorded in the patient folder.
DM = diabetes mellitus; TB = tuberculosis.
