Clinicoradiological Profile of Lower Lung Field Tuberculosis Cases among Young Adult and Elderly People in a Teaching Hospital of Madhya Pradesh, India

Table 4

Association of different diseases with lower lung field tuberculosis (LLFTB) and non lower lung field tuberculosis (non- LLFTB) patients.

Disease	LLFTB (%)	non- LLFTB (%)	value	RR (95% CI)
Diabetes	51 (23.7)	92 (4.8%)	<0.001	4.95 (3.6263 to 6.7652)
HIV	22 (10.2%)	38 (2%)	<0.001	5.17 (3.1193 to 8.5783)
CRF (Non ESRD)	22 (10.2)	165 (8.6)	0.41	1.19 (0.7812 to 1.8167)
End stage Renal Disease	8 (3.7)	22 (1.1)	0.004	3.25 (1.4645 to 7.2081)
Cancer	14 (6.5)	82 (4.3)	0.13	1.52 (0.8783 to 2.6331)
Prolonged oral Steroid Therapy	16 (7.4)	67 (3.5)	0.005	2.13 (1.2599 to 3.6136)
Pregnancy	17 (12.7)	78 (13.6)	0.78	0.93 (0.5711 to 1.5209)
Cirrhosis	12 (5.6)	99 (5.2)	0.79	1.08 (0.6050 to 1.9388)