Table 4.
Distribution of body mass index, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation at notification among adults (≥15 years) with TB (without known drug-resistant disease at diagnosis) screened for ‘high risk of severe illness’ from public health facilities of 16 districts of Karnataka, India, 15 October to 30 November 2020 (n = 1531) @.
| Total | Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Total | 1531 | (100.0) | 1045 | (100.0) | 486 | (100.0) | |
| Weight (kg) | |||||||
| <30 | 33 | (2.2) | 9 | (0.9) | 24 | (4.9) | |
| 30–44 | 594 | (38.8) | 357 | (34.2) | 237 | (48.8) | |
| 45–59 | 674 | (44.0) | 516 | (49.4) | 158 | (32.5) | |
| ≥60 | 223 | (14.6) | 160 | (15.3) | 63 | (13.0) | |
| Missing | 7 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.3) | 4 | (0.8) | |
| Mean (SD) | 47.8 | (11.9) | 49.1 | (11.4) | 45.0 | (12.4) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||||
| ≤14.0 | 169 | (11.0) | 106 | (10.1) | 63 | (13.0) | |
| 14.1–16.0 | 288 | (18.8) | 198 | (18.9) | 90 | (18.5) | |
| 16.1–18.4 | 379 | (24.8) | 273 | (26.1) | 106 | (21.8) | |
| ≥18.5 $ | 688 | (44.9) | 465 | (44.5) | 223 | (45.9) | |
| Missing | 7 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.3) | 4 | (0.8) | |
| Mean (SD) | 18.7 | (4.4) | 18.5 | (4.1) | 19.0 | (5.1) | |
| Respiratory rate per minute | |||||||
| <18 | 240 | (15.7) | 158 | (15.1) | 82 | (16.9) | |
| 18–24 | 959 | (62.6) | 655 | (62.7) | 304 | (62.6) | |
| 25–30 | 120 | (7.8) | 77 | (7.4) | 43 | (8.8) | |
| >30 | 113 | (7.4) | 86 | (8.2) | 27 | (5.6) | |
| Missing | 99 | (6.5) | 69 | (6.6) | 30 | (6.2) | |
| Oxygen saturation (%) | |||||||
| ≥94 | 1288 | (84.1) | 870 | (83.3) | 418 | (86.0) | |
| 90–93 | 123 | (8.0) | 88 | (8.4) | 35 | (7.2) | |
| 85-89 | 14 | (0.9) | 12 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.4) | |
| <85 | 18 | (1.2) | 15 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.6) | |
| Missing | 88 | (5.7) | 60 | (5.7) | 28 | (5.8) | |
TB—tuberculosis, @ of 3020 patients, a total of 1531 were screened; $ 162 were overweight (BMI 23.0–27.4) and 61 obese (BMI ≥ 27.5).