Table 5.
Risk factors associated with tuberculosis.
| Parameters | Number of patients with TB (%) | Number of patients without TB (%) | Total | ∗ p value |
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| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 29 (14.2) | 175 (85.8) | 204 | 0.69 |
| No | 26 (13.2) | 171 (86.8) | 197 | — |
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| Alcohol | ||||
| Yes | 28 (13.5) | 179 (86.5) | 207 | 0.55 |
| No | 27 (14) | 168 (86) | 194 | — |
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| Corticosteroid | ||||
| Yes | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 41 | 0.0001 |
| No | 45 (12.5) | 315 (87.5) | 360 | — |
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| Immunosuppressive drugs | ||||
| Yes | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 11 | 0.0001 |
| No | 51 (13) | 339 (87) | 390 | — |
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| History of contact with TB patients | ||||
| Yes | 16 (25.8) | 46 (74.2) | 62 | 0.0001 |
| No | 39 (11.5) | 300 (88.5) | 339 | — |
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| Diabetes mellitus | ||||
| Yes | 13 (10.2) | 115 (89.8) | 128 | 0.0001 |
| No | 42 (15.4) | 231 (84.6) | 273 | — |
∗ p value was calculated using the chi-square test.