Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome and Adverse Reactions in Patients Receiving Directly Observed Treatment Strategy in India: A Prospective Study
Table 2
Characteristics of enrolled patients at baseline.
Variables
TB with DM ()
TB without DM ()
value
Male
27 (54.0)
148 (55.6)
0.831
Female
23 (46.0)
118 (44.4)
Age (years) (mean ± SD)
<0.001
Family history of TB
05 (10.00)
38 (14.28)
0.417
Mean BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)
0.307
Marital status
<0.001
Married
45 (90.0)
164 (61.6)
Unmarried
02 (4.0)
99 (37.2)
Widow/divorced/other
03 (6.0)
03 (1.12)
Religion
0.595
Hindu
41 (82.0)
226 (84.9)
Muslim
8 (16.0)
38 (14.3)
Christian
1 (2.0)
2 (0.75)
Type of TB cases
0.799
New
41 (82)
214 (80.4)
Retreatment
09 (18)
52 (19.6)
Habitual risk
Alcohol
22 (44.0)
90 (33.8)
0.168
Smoking
15 (30.0)
56 (21.0)
0.164
Chewing
08 (16.0)
45 (16.9)
0.873
Literacy level
Illiterate
17 (34.0)
33 (12.4)
Primary school
01 (2.0)
10 (3.8)
Middle school
14 (28.0)
66 (24.8)
High school
13 (26.0)
95 (35.7)
Intermediate
04 (8.0)
44 (16.5)
Graduate and professional degree
01 (2.0)
18 (6.8)
Sign and symptom
Cough
36 (72.0)
208 (78.2)
0.329
Loss of weight (more than 5 kg)
39 (78.0)
249 (93.6)
Anorexia
31 (62.0)
180 (67.7)
0.721
Evening rise in fever
28 (56.0)
165 (62.0)
0.405
Dyspnea
32 (64.0)
137 (51.5)
0.530
Chest pain
28 (56.0)
139 (52.2)
0.136
Hemoptysis
21 (42.0)
97 (36.5)
0.167
TB: tuberculosis; DM: diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; data were analyzed using chi square test between TB with DM and TB without DM groups. was considered as significant. ; .
