Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the tuberculosis patients enrolled in this study.
| Characteristics |
Diagnostic class |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavitary tuberculosis (192), N (%) | Non-cavitary tuberculosis (193), N (%) | Odds ratios (95% CI) | P-value | Total (385), N (%) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 119 (62.0) | 123 (63.7) | 1.00 | — | 242 (61.6) |
| Female | 73 (38.0) | 70 (36.3) | 1.08 (0.71–1.63) | 0.722 | 143 (38.4) |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| <25 | 31 (16.1) | 40 (20.7) | 1.00 | — | 71 (18.4) |
| 25–44 | 51 (26.6) | 59 (30.6) | 1.12 (0.61–2.03) | 0.721 | 110 (28.6) |
| 45–64 | 68 (40.6) | 29 (15.0) | 3.03 (1.60–5.74) | 0.001 | 97 (25.2) |
| >64 | 42 (21.9) | 65 (33.7) | 0.83 (0.45–1.53) | 0.558 | 107 (27.8) |
| Treatment history | |||||
| New case | 152 (79.2) | 146 (75.6) | 1.22 (0.76–1.98) | 0.465 | 298 (77.4) |
| Re-treated | 40 (20.8) | 47 (24.4) | 1.00 | — | 87 (22.6) |
| Comorbidity | |||||
| No | 44 (22.9) | 77 (39.9) | 1.00 | — | 121 (31.4) |
| Diabetes | 77 (40.1) | 11 (5.7) | 12.25 (5.89–25.48) | <0.001 | 88 (22.9) |
| Liver disease | 23 (12.0) | 31 (16.1) | 1.30 (0.68–2.50) | 0.434 | 54 (14.0) |
| Others | 48 (25.0) | 74 (38.3) | 1.14 (0.68–1.91) | 0.632 | 122 (31.7) |
| MDR | |||||
| Yes | 75 (39.1) | 39 (20.2) | 2.53 (1.60–3.99) | <0.001 | 114 (29.6) |
| No | 117 (60.9) | 154 (79.8) | 1.00 | — | 271 (70.4) |
Abbreviations: confidence interval, CI; multidrug resistant, MDR.