Table 1.
Patients’ baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
| Variable | Mean ± SD | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | – | |
| Female | 239 (55.8) | |
| Male | 189 (44.2) | |
| Age (years) | 30.7 ± 14.35 | |
| 10–20 | 91 (21.3) | |
| 21–40 | 238 (55.6) | |
| 41–60 | 77 (18.0) | |
| >60 | 22 (6.1) | |
| Weight (kg) | 44.9 ± 9.87 | |
| 20–40 | 150 (35.0) | |
| 41–60 | 252 (58.9) | |
| >60 | 26 (6.1) | |
| Residence | – | |
| Rural | 231 (54.0) | |
| Urban | 197 (46.0) | |
| Marital status | – | |
| Single | 198 (46.3) | |
| Married | 208 (48.6) | |
| Widow | 22 (5.1) | |
| Smoking | – | |
| Nonsmokers | 365 (85.3) | |
| Active + ex-smokers | 53 (14.7) | |
| Previous TB treatment | – | |
| No | 49 (11.4) | |
| Yes | 379 (88.6) | |
| Previous treatment regimen | – | |
| New patients | 49 (11.4) | |
| Category I* | 185 (43.2) | |
| Category II† | 162 (37.9) | |
| Unknown | 32 (7.5) | |
| History of SLD use | – | |
| No | 361 (84.3) | |
| Yes | 35 (8.2) | |
| Unknown | 32 (7.5) | |
| Sputum smear grading at baseline visit | – | |
| Negative | 32 (7.5) | |
| Scanty (1–9 AFB/100 HPF) | 12 (2.8) | |
| +1 (10–99 AFB/100 HPF) | 133 (31.1) | |
| +2 (1–9 AFB/HPF) | 127 (29.7) | |
| +3 (> 9 AFB/HPF) | 124 (29.0) | |
| Chest X-ray at baseline visit | – | |
| No cavitation | 283 (66.1) | |
| Cavitation | 145 (33.9) | |
| Comorbidity | – | |
| No | 368 (66.0) | |
| Yes | 60 (14.0) | |
| Types of comorbidities | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 | |
| Hypertension | 24 | |
| Hepatitis | 6 | |
| HIV-AIDS | 1 | |
| Others | 9 |
AFB = acid fast bacilli; AIDS = acquired immune deficiency syndrome; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HPF = high power field; SD = standard deviation; SLD = second-line anti-TB drugs; TB = tuberculosis.
*
2RHZE + 4RH.
†
3RHZES + 5RHE.