Table 1.
Characteristics of 337 Persons Living with Diabetes Diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Eastern China.
| Variable | Total, N (%) | Treatment success, N (%) | Poor outcomes, N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 335 (100) | 281 (83.9) | 54 (16.1) | |
| Mean age (± SD), years | 64.90 ± 11.90 | 64.96 ± 11.40 | 64.56 ± 14.31 | |
| Sex | 0.0073 | |||
| Male | 234 (69.9) | 188 (66.9) | 46 (85.2) | |
| Female | 101 (30.1) | 93 (33.1) | 8 (14.8) | |
| City | 0.0000 | |||
| Jiangyin | 115 (34.3) | 106 (37.7) | 9 (16.7) | |
| Danyang | 49 (14.6) | 41 (14.6) | 8 (14.8) | |
| Rugao | 89 (26.6) | 80 (28.5) | 9 (16.7) | |
| Nanjing | 82 (24.5) | 54 (19.2) | 28 (51.9) | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 0.0080 | |||
| < 18.5 | 18 (5.4) | 10 (3.6) | 8 (14.8) | |
| 18.5–23.9 | 174 (51.9) | 147 (52.3) | 27 (50.0) | |
| 24.0–26.9 | 96 (28.7) | 82 (29.2) | 14 (25.9) | |
| ≥ 27.0 | 47 (13.9) | 42 (14.9) | 5 (9.3) | |
| Smoking History* | 0.2243 | |||
| Yes | 95 (28.4) | 76 (27.0) | 19 (35.2) | |
| No | 240 (71.6) | 205 (73.0) | 35 (64.8) | |
| Drinking history* | 0.9175 | |||
| Yes | 70 (20.9) | 59 (21.0) | 11 (20.4) | |
| No | 265 (79.1) | 222 (79.0) | 43 (79.6) | |
| Physical activity, Exercise* | 0.0000 | |||
| No | 233 (69.6) | 183 (65.1) | 50 (92.6) | |
| Yes | 102 (30.4) | 98 (34.9) | 4 (7.4) | |
| Lung Cavitation | 0.0000 | |||
| Yes | 96 (28.7) | 59 (21.0) | 37 (68.5) | |
| No | 239 (71.3) | 222 (79.0) | 17 (31.5) | |
| Sputum smear | 0.0000 | |||
| Positive | 144 (43.0) | 105 (37.4) | 39 (72.2) | |
| Negative | 191 (57.0) | 176 (62.6) | 15 (27.8) | |
| Bacteriological# | 0.0000 | |||
| Positive | 168 (50.1) | 123 (43.8) | 45 (83.3) | |
| Negative | 167 (49.9) | 158 (56.2) | 9 (16.7) | |
| Treatment history | 0.0010 | |||
| New | 285 (85.1) | 247 (87.9) | 38 (70.4) | |
| Retreated | 50 (14.9) | 34 (12.1) | 16 (29.6) | |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 8.98 ± 4.07 | 8.76 ± 3.42 | 10.14 ± 6.41 | 0.0300 |
| Glycemic control, 7.2 mmol/L‡ | 0.536 | |||
| Good | 124 (37.0) | 102 (36.3) | 22 (40.7) | |
| Poor | 211 (63.0) | 179 (63.7) | 32 (59.3) | |
| Glycemic Control, 10 mmol/L‡ | 0.2860 | |||
| Good | 249 (74.3) | 212 (75.4) | 37 (68.5) | |
| Poor | 86 (25.7) | 69 (24.6) | 17 (31.5) | |
| Hypoglycemic drugs | 0.6570 | |||
| Yes | 76 (22.7) | 65 (23.1) | 11 (20.4) | |
| Missing | 259 (77.3) | 216 (76.9) | 43 (79.6) |
*Physical Activity, Smoking History and Drinking History were self-reported, including currently or past. Bacteriological#, including the result of sputum culture or smear examination.
‡Glycemic control among persons living with diabetes was defined as poor if a participant’s first fasting plasma glucose test was above either 7.2 or 10 mmol/L.