Research Article

Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome and Adverse Reactions in Patients Receiving Directly Observed Treatment Strategy in India: A Prospective Study

Table 6

Total ADRs collected from all patients.

ADRTB with DM ()TB without DM () value
ADR incidence
(%)
Onset time, days (median, IQR)ADR incidence
(%)
Onset time, days (median, IQR)

Nausea and vomiting13 (26.0)12 (7–26)50 (18.80)14 (5–32)0.242
Rashes12 (24.0)16 (10–29)62 (23.31)13 (5–45)0.916
Peripheral neuropathy18 (36.0)17 (7–50)62 (23.31)15 (10–39)0.058
Liver injury11 (22.0)25 (17–54)48 (18.04)32 (25–65)0.510
Restlessness21 (42.0)10 (5–25)48 (18.04)08 (5–21)<0.001
GI problem07 (14.0)12 (5–40)23 (8.65)16 (11–32)0.236
Hypoglycemia02 (4.0)06 (3–10)00000.001
Joint pain#07 (14.0)20 (11–45)32 (12.03)14 (10–55)0.698
Drowsiness05 (10.0)11 (5–27)41 (15.41)08 (3–21)0.319
Back pain07 (14.0)37 (15–55)09 (3.38)22 (12–51)0.002
Feet pain05 (10.0)30 (25–39)06 (2.25)21 (18–45)0.006
Body ache05 (10.0)10 (7–18)11 (3.48)18 (10–24)0.083
Blurring vision01 (2.0)6003 (1.12)55 (42–64)0.613
Other nervous system disorders20 (40.0)08 (03–18)74 (23.4)06 (15–50)0.084

Loss of appetite and diarrhea; sleep disorders, headache, irritability, and vertigo; #arthralgia and Achilles pain; ADR: adverse drug reaction; IQR: interquartile range; data were analyzed using chi square test. was considered as significant. ADR reported by TB with DM patients = 46; ADR reported by TB without DM patients = 178. , , and .