Epidemiological Characterization of Drug Resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients in Northeast of Iran during 2012-2013

Table 3

The demographic data of patients.

Demographics status	Condition	Total	Sensitive	Resistant	MDR-TB	value	NTM
Sex	Male	45	37	8	2	0.749	5
	Female	37	31	6	2		13
Nationality	Iranian	73	61	12	3	0.301	18
	Non-Iranian	9	7	2	1		0
Living area	Urban	71	59	12	3	1	15
	Rural	11	9	2	1		3
History of previous treatment	Yes	26	19	7	3	0.066	6
	No	56	49	7	1		12
Diabetes	Yes	11	11	0	0	0.344	5
	No	71	57	14	4		13
Smoking	Yes	9	7	2	0	0.301	1
	No	73	61	12	4		17
Family history of TB	Yes	15	12	3	1	1	3
	No	67	56	11	3		15
Opium addiction	Yes	12	8	4	0	1	0
	No	70	60	10	4		18
History of imprisoning (jail)	Yes	25	22	3	1	0.635	0
	NO	57	46	11	3		18

NTM: nontuberculosis mycobacterium, MDR TB: multiple drug resistant tuberculosis.