Table 2.
Characteristics of TB patients included and excluded in final analysis
| TB patients included (n = 277) | TB patients excluded (n = 324) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (column %)* | n (column %)* | P value† |
| Race | |||
| African American | 214 (77) | 243 (75) | 0.52 |
| White | 63 (23) | 81 (25) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 184 (66) | 224 (69) | 0.48 |
| Female | 93 (34) | 100 (31) | |
| Age at TB diagnosis, years | |||
| <49 | 138 (50) | 111 (34) | 0.0003 |
| ≥49 | 138 (50) | 213 (66) | |
| Data missing | 1 (0) | 0 | |
| Highest level of schooling completed | |||
| <High school | 107 (39) | 112 (35) | 0.01 |
| ≥High school | 164 (59) | 187 (58) | |
| Data missing | 6 (2) | 25 (8) | |
| Homeless | |||
| Yes | 42 (15) | 52 (16) | 0.62 |
| No | 235 (85) | 271 (84) | |
| Data missing | 0 | 1 (0) | |
| Excess alcohol use | |||
| Yes | 93 (34) | 64 (20) | <0.0001 |
| No | 183 (66) | 249 (77) | |
| Data missing | 1 (<1) | 11 (3) | |
| Drug use | |||
| Yes | 99 (36) | 69 (21) | 0.0003 |
| No | 172 (62) | 243 (75) | |
| Data missing | 6 (2) | 12 (4) | |
| Intravenous drug use | |||
| Yes | 6 (2) | 12 (4) | 0.43 |
| No | 267 (96) | 305 (94) | |
| Data missing | 4 (1) | 7 (2) | |
| HIV status | |||
| Positive | 50 (18) | 67 (21) | 0.002 |
| Negative | 214 (77) | 217 (67) | |
| Data missing | 13 (5) | 40 (12) | |
| Sputum smear status | |||
| Positive | 161 (58) | 115 (35) | <0.0001 |
| Negative | 112 (40) | 185 (57) | |
| Data missing | 4 (1) | 24 (7) | |
| Pulmonary cavities | |||
| Yes | 127 (46) | 87 (27) | <0.0001 |
| No | 141 (51) | 186 (57) | |
| Data missing | 9 (3) | 51 (16) | |
| Previous diagnosis of TB | |||
| Yes | 12 (4) | 19 (6) | 0.04 |
| No | 261 (94) | 289 (89) | |
| Data missing | 4 (1) | 16 (5) | |
| Cough in year before TB diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 219 (79) | 106 (33) | <0.0001 |
| No | 49 (18) | 155 (48) | |
| Data missing | 9 (3) | 63 (19) | |
*
Column percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
†
χ2 test.
TB = tuberculosis; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.