Table 1. Characteristics of TB patients in RePORT cohort, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, (2014–16).
| Male, n (%) (n = 307) |
Female, n (%) (n = 102) |
Total, n (%) (n = 409) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics | |||
| Male gender | 307 (100) | 0 (0) | 307 (75.1) |
| Age (mean, range) | 47 (17–81) | 34 (14–75) | 45 (14–81) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/living together | 243/305 (79.7) | 40/100 (40.0) | 283/405 (69.9) |
| Never married | 33/305 (10.8) | 31/100 (31.0) | 64/405 (15.8) |
| Widowed | 18/305 (5.9) | 26/100 (26.0) | 44/405 (10.9) |
| Separated/divorced | 11/305 (3.6) | 3/100 (3.0) | 14/405 (3.5) |
| Caste/Tribea | |||
| Other backwards caste | 222/305 (72.8) | 74/100 (74.0) | 296/405 (73.1) |
| Scheduled Caste | 77/305 (25.2) | 24/100 (24.0) | 101/405 (24.9) |
| None of them | 3/305 (1.0) | 2/100 (2.0) | 5/405 (1.23) |
| Don’t Know | 3/305 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 3/405 (0.74) |
| Employment/occupation | |||
| Employed | 282/304 (92.8) | 41/100 (41.0) | 323/404 (80.0) |
| Unemployed | 12/304 (3.95) | 37/100 (37.0) | 49/404 (12.1) |
| Student | 7/304 (2.3) | 22/100 (22.0) | 29/404 (7.2) |
| Other | 3/304 (0.99) | 0 (0) | 3/404 (0.74) |
| Education, years; median (range) | 7 (0–18) | 9 (0–17) | 7 (0–18) |
| Maternal education, years; median (range) | 0 (0–12) | 0 (0–15) | 0 (0–15) |
| No. people in household; median (range) | 4 (1–9) | 4 (1–13) | 4 (1–13) |
| Monthly household income | |||
| <Rs 3000 ($48) | 50/305 (16.4) | 11/100 (11.0) | 61/405 (15.1) |
| Rs 3000–5000 ($48–79) | 108/305 (35.4) | 44/100 (44.0) | 152/405 (37.5) |
| Rs 5001–10000 ($79–158) | 108/305 (35.4) | 29/100 (29.0) | 137/405 (33.8) |
| > Rs 10000 (>$158) | 34/305 (11.1) | 11/100 (11.0) | 45/405 (11.1) |
| Refused to Answer | 1/305 (0.3) | 3/100 (3.0) | 4/405 (1.0) |
| Don’t Know | 4/305 (1.3) | 2/100 (2.0) | 6/405 (1.5) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker | 60/305 (19.7) | 0 (0) | 60/405 (14.8) |
| Former smoker | 136/305 (44.6) | 1/100 (1.0) | 137/405 (33.8) |
| Alcohol | |||
| Any use | 246/305 (80.7) | 2/100 (2.0) | 248/405 (61.2) |
| Hazardous useb | 155/305 (50.8) | 2/100 (2.0) | 157/405 (38.8) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||
| <16 | 91/305 (29.8) | 27/100 (27.0) | 118/405 (29.1) |
| 16–18.5 | 94/305 (30.8) | 32/100 (32.0) | 126/405 (31.1) |
| 18.6–24.9 | 109/305 (35.7) | 32/100 (32.0) | 141/405 (34.8) |
| 25–29.9 | 10/305 (3.3) | 8/100 (8.0) | 18/405 (4.4) |
| >30 | 1/305 (0.3) | 1/100 (1.0) | 2/405 (0.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||
| Self-report | 90/291 (30.9) | 28/96 (29.2) | 118/387 (30.5) |
| Random blood sugar >200 mg/dL | 86/305 (28.2) | 27/100 (27.0) | 113/405 (27.9) |
| Self-report or random blood sugar | 111/305 (36.4) | 33/100 (33.0) | 144/409 (35.2) |
| HIV-infected (n = 383) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) |
a Scheduled castes are the lowest caste and receive government benefits. Other backwards caste is a collective term to classify castes that are socially and educationally disadvantaged.
b Hazardous alcohol use is defined based on AUDIT-C score.