Table 2.

Profile of 614 new pulmonary tuberculosis patients with (n=113) or without diabetes mellitus (n=501) presenting at Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore

	PTB with diabetes n=113		PTB without diabetes n=501		Total n=614
	n	Percent	n	Percent	n (%)	p value
Age group (in years)						<0.001
15–19	1	1	134	27	135 (22)
20–24	4	3.5	138	27	142 (23)
25–29	4	3.5	63	13	67 (11)
30–39	16	14	74	15	90 (15)
40–49	30	27	37	7	67 (11)
>50	58	51	55	11	113 (18)
Gender						0.357
Male	53	47	259	52	312 (51)
Female	60	53	242	48	302 (49)
Sputum smear status						0.232
Positive	67	59	266	53	333 (54)
Negative	46	41	235	47	281 (46)
Residence						0.179
Urban	84	74	340	68	424 (69)
Rural	29	26	161	32	190 (31)
Educational qualification						0.035
Illiterate	74	65.5	249	50	323 (52)
Primary	13	11.5	71	14	84 (14)
Matriculation	20	18	126	25	146 (24)
Intermediate	5	4	25	5	30 (5)
Bachelors	1	1	17	3	18 (3)
Masters and above	0	0	13	3	13 (2)
Income category (rupees)						0.113
Nil*	73	65	311	62	384 (63)
<5000	5	5	38	8	43 (7)
5100–8000	6	5	61	12	67 (11)
8100–11 000	10	9	44	9	54 (9)
11 100–14 000	7	6	19	4	26 (4)
14 100–17 000	6	5	15	3	21 (3)
>17 100	6	5	13	2	19 (3)
Marital status						<0.001
Married	101	89	243	48.4	344 (56)
Single	12	11	255	51	267 (43.5)
Divorced	0	0	1	0.2	1 (0.2)
Widowed	0	0	2	0.4	2 (0.3)
BMI†						<0.001
<18.50	18	17	289	58	307 (51)
18.50–24.99	63	58	194	39	257 (42)
25–29.99	18	17	9	2	27 (4)
30 and above	9	8	8	1	17 (3)
Heart disease						<0.001
Yes	14	12	2	0.4	16 (3)
No	99	88	499	99.6	598 (97)
Hypertension						<0.001
Yes	26	23	13	3	39 (6)
No	87	77	488	97	575 (94)

*Income in the form of loans/help from relatives/extended family/friends.

†Body mass index, of 608 patients.

BMI, body mass index; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis.