Table 1.
Demographic profile and other characteristics of 115 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
| R-TBa n = 51 (44.3%) |
S-TBb n = 64 (55.7%) |
p-Valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean/SDc) | 39.8/11.2 | 40.3/15.9 | 0.858 |
| Gender | |||
| Male (n = 63) | 26 (51.0) | 37 (58.0) | 0.115 |
| New cases (n = 52) | 8 (15.7) | 44 (68.8) | <0.001 |
| Previous treatment (n = 63) | 43 (84.3) | 20 (31.2) | |
| Previous TB contact | |||
| Yes (n = 97) | 44 (86.3) | 53 (82.8) | 0.181 |
a
R-TB, tuberculosis resistant to at least one anti-TB drug.
b
S-TB, tuberculosis sensitivity to the tested drug.
c
R-TB was taken as reference for comparison with S-TB (Chi-square test).