Table 2.

Baseline characteristics among individuals who drank alcohol vs. those who did not during MDR-TB treatment, 2000–2004, in Tomsk, Russian Federation (N = 407)

Baseline characteristic	Drinkers (n = 253) n (%)	Non-drinkers (n = 154) n (%)	P value
Male sex	206 (81.4)	100 (64.9)	<0.01
Age, years, median [range]	40 [17–65]	30 [17–71]	<0.01
History of incarceration	111 (44.22)	39 (26.0)	<0.01
Married or living together	128 (50.6)	87 (56.5)	0.26
Employed at treatment start	46 (18.3)	60 (38.5)	<0.01
Homeless	20 (7.9)	0	<0.01
Smoking history	241 (95.3)	102 (66.2)	<0.01
Diagnosis of alcoholism	192 (75.9)	14 (9.1)	<0.01
Baseline comorbidity*	198 (78.2)	127 (82.4)	0.31
Low BMI	119 (47.0)	58 (32.8)	0.06
Years since TB diagnosis, mean ± SD	4.9 ± 5.7	3.3 ± 5.1	<0.01
Bilateral and cavitary disease	183 (72.3)	66 (42.8)	<0.01
Number of drugs resistant at baseline, median [range]	5 [2–9]	5 [3–12]	0.48
XDR-TB	12 (4.7)	8 (5.2)	0.83

^*Any of the following at baseline: diabetes mellitus, seizure disorder, renal failure, hepatitis or elevated transaminases, psychiatric disorder as reported by intake physician.

MDR-TB = multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; BMI = body mass index; TB = tuberculosis; SD = standard deviation; XDR-TB = extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.