Skip to main content
. 2019 Sep 11;19:799. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4416-2

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

TB-diabetes comorbidity is associated with increased mycobacterial loads in sputum smears, but in frequency of TB-related symptoms. a Prevalence of indicated TB-related symptoms was compared between TB patients with diabetes (TBDM), prediabetes or normoglycemia. b Frequency of TB patients with different AFB smear grades in sputum classified according to glycemic status as indicated. Data were analyzed using the Pearson’s chi-square test