Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 229 patients with osteoarticular tuberculosis.

Characteristics	OTB group (n = 92)	Non-OTB group (n = 137)	P value
Age, y (mean ± SD)	53 ± 17	55 ± 18	0.354
Gender (n, %)
Male	54 (58.7)	85 (61.6)	0.660
Female	38 (41.3)	52 (38.4)
Underlying condition or illness (n, %)
Smoking	30 (32.6)	40 (29.2)	0.583
Hypertension	19 (20.7)	28 (20.4)	0.969
Diabetes	9 (9.8)	19 (13.9)	0.355
Coronary heart disease	3 (3.3)	12 (8.8)	0.099
Arrhythmia	2 (2.2)	5 (3.6)	0.705
Hyperlipidemia	2 (2.2)	6 (4.4)	0.480
Chronic gastritis	2 (2.2)	0 (0)	0.160
Cerebral vascular disease	5 (5.4)	9 (6.6)	0.725
Bronchial asthma	1 (1.1)	2 (1.5)	1.000
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1 (1.1)	5 (3.6)	0.406
Rheumatoid arthritis	0 (0)	3 (2.2)	0.276
Ankylosing spondylitis	3 (3.3)	4 (2.9)	1.000
Hypoproteinemia	73 (79.3)	78 (56.9)	< 0.001
Previous TB infection history	12 (13.0)	7 (5.1)	0.033
Concurrent TB at other sites	13 (14.1)	0 (0)	< 0.001