Table 2.
Characteristics of enrolled patients at baseline.
| Variables | TB with DM (n = 50) | TB without DM (n = 266) | p value |
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| Male | 27 (54.0) | 148 (55.6) | 0.831 |
| Female | 23 (46.0) | 118 (44.4) | |
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| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 44.04 ± 14.04 | 30.96 ± 12.89 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
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| Family history of TB | 05 (10.00) | 38 (14.28) | 0.417 |
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| Mean BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 19.81 ± 3.62 | 17.17 ± 3.26 | 0.307 |
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| Marital status | <0.001∗∗∗ | ||
| Married | 45 (90.0) | 164 (61.6) | |
| Unmarried | 02 (4.0) | 99 (37.2) | |
| Widow/divorced/other | 03 (6.0) | 03 (1.12) | |
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| Religion | 0.595 | ||
| Hindu | 41 (82.0) | 226 (84.9) | |
| Muslim | 8 (16.0) | 38 (14.3) | |
| Christian | 1 (2.0) | 2 (0.75) | |
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| Type of TB cases | 0.799 | ||
| New | 41 (82) | 214 (80.4) | |
| Retreatment | 09 (18) | 52 (19.6) | |
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| Alcohol | 22 (44.0) | 90 (33.8) | 0.168 |
| Smoking | 15 (30.0) | 56 (21.0) | 0.164 |
| Chewing | 08 (16.0) | 45 (16.9) | 0.873 |
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| Literacy level | 0.003∗∗ | ||
| Illiterate | 17 (34.0) | 33 (12.4) | |
| Primary school | 01 (2.0) | 10 (3.8) | |
| Middle school | 14 (28.0) | 66 (24.8) | |
| High school | 13 (26.0) | 95 (35.7) | |
| Intermediate | 04 (8.0) | 44 (16.5) | |
| Graduate and professional degree | 01 (2.0) | 18 (6.8) | |
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| Sign and symptom | |||
| Cough | 36 (72.0) | 208 (78.2) | 0.329 |
| Loss of weight (more than 5 kg) | 39 (78.0) | 249 (93.6) | 0.003∗∗ |
| Anorexia | 31 (62.0) | 180 (67.7) | 0.721 |
| Evening rise in fever | 28 (56.0) | 165 (62.0) | 0.405 |
| Dyspnea | 32 (64.0) | 137 (51.5) | 0.530 |
| Chest pain | 28 (56.0) | 139 (52.2) | 0.136 |
| Hemoptysis | 21 (42.0) | 97 (36.5) | 0.167 |
TB: tuberculosis; DM: diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; data were analyzed using chi square test between TB with DM and TB without DM groups. p < 0.05 was considered as significant. ∗∗∗ p < 0.001; ∗∗ p < 0.01.