TABLE 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of DM patients with and without TB* in a tertiary care hospital in South India, March–December 2012
| Characteristic | DM patients with TB n (%) | DM patients with no TB* n (%) | P value |
| Total | 47 (100) | 6113 (100) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 39 (83) | 3544 (58) | <0.001 |
| Female | 8 (17) | 2569 (42) | |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 57.4 ± 12.7 | 53.8 ± 11.2 | 0.03 |
| Age, years | |||
| 15–44 | 5 (10.6) | 1135 (18.6) | 0.23 |
| 45–64 | 32 (68.1) | 3956 (64.7) | 0.74 |
| ≥65 | 10 (21.3) | 1022 (16.7) | 0.52 |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 27 (57.4) | 3383 (55.3) | 0.77 |
| Rural | 20 (42.6) | 2730 (44.7) | |
| Educational status | |||
| No school | 8 (17) | 1182 (19.3) | 0.83 |
| Primary/high school | 31 (66) | 2555 (41.8) | <0.001 |
| Technical/diploma | 2 (4.3) | 964 (15.8) | 0.05 |
| University degree | 6 (12.8) | 1412 (23.1) | 0.13 |
| Occupation | |||
| Skilled | 5 (10.6) | 741 (12.1) | 0.93 |
| Unskilled | 16 (34) | 517 (8.5) | <0.001 |
| Business | 3 (6.4) | 974 (15.9) | 0.11 |
| Other | 23 (48.9) | 3881 (63.5) | 0.05 |
| Economic status | |||
| Low | 13 (27.7) | 1783 (29.2) | 0.95 |
| Middle | 33 (70.2) | 3433 (56.2) | 0.07 |
| High | 1 (2.1) | 897 (14.7) | 0.03 |
| Current smoking | 7 (14.9) | 589 (9.6) | 0.22 |
| Alcohol consumption | 13 (27.7) | 627 (10.3) | <0.001 |
*
Those with no symptoms suggestive of TB.
DM = diabetes mellitus; TB = tuberculosis; SD = standard deviation.