Table 1.
Characteristics of participants from whom mycobacterial isolates used in the study were obtained (N = 361)
| Characteristic | MTBC | p value | NTM | p value | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 91 (55.2) | 0.0001 | 68 (34.7) | 159 (44.0) | |
| Female | 74 (44.8) | 128 (65.3) | 0.0001 | 202 (56.0) | |
| Age group | |||||
| 15–24 | 25 (15.2) | 33 (16.8) | 58 (16.1) | ||
| 25–34 | 22 (13.3) | 35 (17.9) | 57 (15.8) | ||
| 35–44 | 22 (13.3) | 31 (15.8) | 53 (14.7) | ||
| 45–54 | 31 (18.8) | 22 (11.2) | 53 (14.7) | ||
| 55–64 | 23 (13.9) | 20 (10.2) | 43 (11.9) | ||
| 65+ | 42 (25.5) | 0.63 | 55 (28.1) | 0.63 | 97 (26.8) |
| TB Historya | |||||
| Yes | 6 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.7) | ||
| No | 159 (96.4) | 196 (100) | 355(98.3) | ||
MTBC Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, NTM Non-tuberculous mycobacterium
aParticipants who have been diagnosed with TB and treated prior to the prevalence survey