Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and lifestyle of TB patients by diabetes mellitus.
| Variables | TB patients | TB patients with DM | Total |
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| BMI | |||
| <18.5 | 157 (91.3%) | 15 (8.7%) | 172 (40.8%) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 188 (85.1%) | 33 (15%) | 221 (52.5%) |
| 25–29.9 | 16 (76.2%) | 5 (23.8%) | 21 (5%) |
| ≥30 | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 6 (1.4%) |
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| Family history of DM | |||
| Yes | 23 (69.7%) | 10 (30.3%) | 33 (7.84%) |
| No | 256 (88%) | 35 (12%) | 291 (69.1%) |
| Not known | 85 (87.6%) | 12 (12.4%) | 97 (23%) |
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| Chat chewing | |||
| Yes | 145 (87.4) | 21 (12.6%) | 166 (39.4%) |
| No | 219 (85.8) | 36 (14.1%) | 255 (60.6%) |
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| Cigarette smoking | |||
| Never smoke | 293 (87.2%) | 43 (12.8%) | 336 (79.8%) |
| Primary cigars smoke | 26 (83.8%) | 5 (16.1%) | 31 (7.4%) |
| Ex cigars smoker | 40 (83.3%) | 8 (16.7%) | 48 (11.4%) |
| Secondary cigar smoker | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 6 (1.4%) |
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| TB treatment category | |||
| Category 1 | 308 (87.7%) | 43 (12.25%) | 351 (83.4%) |
| Category 2 | 56 (80%) | 14 (20%) | 70 (16.6%) |
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| Type of TB | |||
| Smear +ve PTB | 157 (91.3%) | 31 (16.5%) | 188 (44.6%) |
| Smear –ve PTB | 133 (88.7%) | 17 (11.3%) | 150 (35.6%) |
| EPTB | 74 (89.2%) | 9 (10.8%) | 83 (19.7%) |
DM = diabetes mellitus; EPTB = extrapulmonary tuberculosis; PTB = pulmonary tuberculosis; TB = tuberculosis.