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Table 2 Clinical characteristics and life style of TB patients

From: Diabetes mellitus and HIV infection among active tuberculosis patients in Northwest Ethiopia: health facility-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total (%)

DMTB

NDMTB

HIV/TB

NHIV/TB

Type of TB patient

 New

243 (90.3)

28 (90.3)

215 (90.3)

53 (89.8)

190 (90.5)

 Retreated

26 (9.7)

3 (9.7)

23 (9.7)

6 (10.2)

20 (9.5)

TB category

 Smear positive

33 (12.3)

1 (3.2)

32 (13.4)

13 (22.0)

20 (9.5)

 EPTB

165 (61.3)

17 (54.8)

148 (62.2)

33 (55.9)

132 (62.9)

 Smear negative

71 (26.4)

13 (41.9)

58 (24.4)

13 (22.0)

58 (27.6)

Known family history of DM

 Yes

18 (6.7)

5 (16.1)

13 (5.5)

3 (5.1)

15 (7.1)

 No

251 (93.3)

26 (83.9)

225 (94.5)

56 (94.9)

195 (92.9)

BMI

     

 < 18.5

137 (50.9)

20 (64.5)

117 (49.2)

30 (50.8)

107 (51.0)

 18.5–25.0

132 (49.1)

11 (35.5)

121 (50.8)

29 (49.2)

103 (49.0)

Any chronic diseases

 Yes

38 (14.1)

6 (19.4)

32 (13.4)

23 (39.0)

15 (7.1)

 No

231 (85.9)

25 (80.6)

206 (86.6)

36 (61.0)

195 (92.9)

Active smoker

 Yes

6 (2.2)

1 (3.2)

5 (2.1)

0

6 (2.9)

 No

263 (97.8)

30 (96.8)

233 (97.9)

59 (100.0)

204 (97.1)

Drink alcohol regularly

 Yes

107 (39.8)

13 (41.9)

94 (39.5)

21 (35.6)

86 (41.0)

 No

162 (60.2)

18 (58.1)

144 (60.5)

38 (64.4)

 
  1. BMI body mass index, EPTB extra-pulmonary TB, DM diabetes mellitus, TB tuberculosis, DMTB DM among tuberculosis, NDMTB negative-DM among TB patients, HIV/TB human immunodeficiency virus infection among TB, NHIV/TB negative HIV infection among TB patients