TABLE A.

Data variables

	N = 125 (M:F 79:46)		P value
	DM patients with symptoms suggestive of TB who were investigated n = 71 (46:25) n (%)	DM patients with symptoms suggestive of TB who were not investigated n = 54 (32:22) n (%)
Socio-demographic characteristics
Age, years, mean ± SD	57.1 ± 11.3	56 ± 11.1	0.58
Residence
Rural	24 (33.8)	17 (31.5)	0.85
Urban	47 (66.2)	37 (68.5)
Educational status
No schooling	5 (7)	4 (7.4)	0.75
Primary/high school	51 (71.8)	41 (75.9)	0.76
Technical/diploma	6 (8.5)	5 (9.3)	0.87
University degree	9 (12.7)	4 (7.4)	0.51
Occupation
Skilled	6 (8.5)	2 (3.7)	0.48
Unskilled	14 (19.7)	7 (13)	0.45
Business	11 (15.5)	12 (22.2)	0.47
Other	40 (56.3)	33 (61.1)	0.72
Socio-economic status (USD)
Low (<200)	5 (7)	—
Middle (200–400)	60 (84.5)	47 (87)	0.89
High (>400)	6 (8.5)	7 (13)	0.60
Current smoking	7 (9.9)	4 (7.4)	0.76
Alcohol consumption	9 (12.7)	4 (7.4)	0.39
Clinical features
Positive family history of DM	52 (73.2)	36 (66.7)	0.44
BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD	24.6 ± 4.8	27.3 ± 4.9	0.002
Duration of DM
<5 years	29 (40.8)	21 (38.9)	0.97
5–10 years	16 (22.5)	18 (33.3)	0.25
>10 years	26 (36.6)	15 (27.8)	0.39
Current DM treatment
Diet only	1 (1.4)	—
Oral medication only	28 (39.4)	24 (44.4)	0.7
Insulin only	2 (2.8)	2 (3.7)	0.82
Oral plus insulin	40 (56.3)	28 (51.9)	0.75
Biochemical variables
Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dl	165.8 ± 67.6	172 ± 82	0.687
Postprandial plasma glucose, mg/dl	238.9 ± 90.1	265.6 ± 92.5	0.12
Glycosylated haemoglobin %	9.1 ± 2.3	8.6 ± 1.9	0.19

M = male; F = female; DM = diabetes mellitus; TB = tuberculosis; SD = standard deviation.