TABLE 3.

Clinical characteristics of tuberculosis patients in KwaMashu Community Health Centre, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, stratified by gender.

Patient’s characteristics	Variable	Patients				Total
		Male		Female		n	%
		%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Age (years)	< 20	36	22.1–53.0	64	47.0–77.9	36	6.0
	20–29	58	51.2–65.1	42	34.9–48.8	192	32.2
	30–39	69	62.4–75.1	31	24.9–37.6	204	34.2
	40–49	72	61.6–79.8	28	20.2–38.4	95	15.9
	50–59	67	51.6–78.9	33	21.0–48.4	45	7.6
	> 60	71	49.7–85.7	29	14.3–50.3	24	4.0
HIV status	Positive	57	52.0–62.3	43	37.7–48.0	360	60.4
	Negative	72	64.7–78.3	28	21.7–35.3	168	28.2
	Unknown	79	68.1–87.5	21	12.5–31.9	68	11.4
ART (HIV +ve)	Yes	56	49.7–62.1	44	37.9–50.2	250	69.4
	No	61	50.6–69.7	39	30.2–49.4	99	27.5
	Unknown	55	25.6–80.7	46	19.3–74.4	11	3.1
Diabetes mellitus	No	64	60.3–68.4	36	31.6–39.7	529	96.5
	Yes	56	32.4–76.5	44	23.5–67.6	18	3.3
	Unknown	0	-	1	-	1	0.2
Smear microscopy result	Negative	61	54.6–67.1	39	32.9–45.4	236	39.6
	Positive	69	62.5–74.0	32	26.0–37.5	251	42.1
	Unknown	60	50.1–68.5	40	31.5–49.9	109	18.3

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval.