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. 2020 Sep 21;12(9):e10580. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10580

Table 2. Showing behavioral risk factor in patients with tuberculosis.

IV: intravenous

Behavioral risk PTB (n=76) EPTB (n=90) Disseminated= (n=7) Total (n=173) P-value (PTB+disseminated vs EPTB)
Smoking 50 51 2 103 (59.53) p>0.05
Alcohol consumption 53 40 5 98 (56.64) P<0.05
Tobacco chewing 30 38 5 73 (42.19) P>0.05
IV drug users 1 1 2 4 (2.31) P>0.05
High risk sexual history 2 0 2 4(2.31) P<0.05
None 15 18 1 34 (19.65) P>0.05