Analysis of Clinical Factors, Bacterial Genotyping, and Drug Resistance for Spinal Tuberculosis in South-Central China

Table 5

Relationship between genotyping and clinical factors.

Clinical factors		Strain	Beijing type	Nonbeijing type	Chi-square value/p-value
Gender	Male	29	17	12	2.609/0.106
	Female	27	10	17
Infected spinal segment	Cervical	6	2	4	2.025/0.567
	Thoracic	20	9	11
	Lumbar	22	13	9
	Sacral	8	3	5
STS	With	16	12	4	6.437/0.011
	Without	40	15	25
ESR	Rise	38	20	18	0.924/0.399
	Normal	18	7	11
CRP	Rise	42	18	24	1.931/0.221
	Normal	14	9	5
Occupation environment	City	15	6	9	0.554/0.552
	Country	41	21	20
Treatment	Initial treatment	40	14	26	9.791/0.003
	Retreatment	16	13	3
PTB	With	6	2	4	0.695/0.671
	Without	50	25	25
History of diabetes	With	12	4	8	1.355/0.334
	Without	44	23	21
History of cardiovascular disease	With	11	7	4	1.304/0.322
	Without	45	20	25