Table 1.
Demographic and clinical profiles of the cohort of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis classified according to smoking status
| Non-smokers (n=51) | Smokers (n=20) | P value | |||||
| Gender | 31 Female | 20 Male | 2 Female | 18 Male | 0.0001 | ||
| Ethnicity | 49 Black | 2 Mixed Race | 14 Black | 6 Mixed Race |
0.24 | ||
| mean | ±SD | 95%CI | mean | ±SD | 95%CI | ||
| Age (years) | 32.8 | 8.0 | 30.565 – 35.82 | 41.5 | 10.1 | 36.703- 46.197 | 0.0003 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
18.86 | 4.1 | 17.701 – 20.016 | 16.87 | 2.5 | 15.696- 8.036 | 0.03 |
| Blood pressure systolic (mmHg) |
103 | 10 | 100.52 – 106.15 | 102.6 | 10.4 | 97.752- 107.45 | 0.21 |
| Blood pressure diastolic (mmHg) |
65.3 | 9.5 | 62.576 – 67.934 | 66.4 | 9.5 | 61.951- 70.849 | 0.74 |
| Pulse (beats/min) | 101.6 | 16.7 | 96.877 – 106.30 | 102.6 | 10.4 | 97.752- 107.45 | 0.80 |
| Body temperature (°C) | 38.68 | 0.73 | 38.386 – 38.864 | 38.63 | 0.51 | 38.474- 38.896 | 0.75 |
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Lymphadenopathy | 25 | 49 | 10 | 50 | 1.00 | ||
| Chest dullness | 36 | 71 | 17 | 85 | 0.235 | ||
| Crackles | 50 | 98 | 20 | 100 | 1.00 | ||
| Bronchial breathing | 10 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 1.00 | ||