Table 4. Showing distribution of comorbid medical conditions.
*all HIV comorbid patients are disseminated tuberculosis
PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB: extra-pulmonary tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus
| Comorbidity | PTB + disseminated n=83 | EPTB N=90 | Total (% of n=173) | Mean age (years) | P-value |
| Diabetes mellitus | 35 | 11 | 46 (26.58) | 45.96 | P<0.05 |
| Hypertension | 16 | 14 | 27 (17.34) | 54 | p>0.05 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 1 | 3 | 4 (2.31) | 48.5 | p>0.05 |
| Chronic liver disease | 9 | 8 | 17 (9.82) | 44.33 | p>0.05 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 5 | 1 | 6 (3.46) | 44.5 | P<0.05 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 | 3 | 6 (3.46) | 57.67 | p>0.05 |
| Connective tissue disorder | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.15) | 25 | p>0.05 |
| Hypothyroidism | 4 | 3 | 6 (3.46) | 43.5 | p>0.05 |
| HIV* | 5 | 0 | 5 (2.89) | 29.4 | - |
| Overall PTB + disseminated | Overall EPTB | ||||
| Comorbidity | 51 | 41 | 92 (53.17) | 46.12±18.02 | |
| No comorbidity | 32 | 49 | 81 (46.83) | 34.42±16.51 | |
| P-value | 0.03 | 0.04 | |||
| Grand total | 83 | 90 | 173 (100) |