Severe Tuberculosis Requiring Intensive Care: A Descriptive Analysis

Table 1

Patient characteristics, including comparison between survivors and nonsurvivors.

	Nonsurvivors; (53.8%)	Survivors; (46.2%)	Total	p value
Age (years)	54.0 (30.0)	47.0 (25.8)	52.0 (25.0)	0.076
Sex				0.141
Female, n (%)	3 (30.0)	7 (70.0)	10 (25.6)
Male, n (%)	18 (62.1)	11 (37.9)	29 (74.4)
Race				0.206
White race, n (%)	21 (56.8)	16 (43.2)	37 (94.9)
Black race, n (%)	0	2 (100)	2 (5.1)
Homelessness	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	4 (10.3)	1
Comorbidities
Presence of any comorbidity, n (%)	18 (62.1)	11 (37.8)	29 (74.4)	0.141
Immunodeficiency
HIV infection, n (%)	6 (40.0)	9 (60.0)	15 (38.5)	0.170
Immunosuppressive therapy, n (%)	0	2 (100)	2 (5.1)	0.206
Cancer, n (%)	1 (100)	0	1 (2.6)	1
Smokers, n (%)	10 (76.9)	3 (23.1)	13 (33.3)	0.041
Alcohol abuse, n (%)	7 (87.5)	1 (12.5)	8 (20.5)	0.049
Drug addiction, n (%)	4 (44.4)	5 (55.6)	9 (23.1)	0.706
COPD, n (%)	6 (75.0)	2 (25.0)	8 (20.5)	0.247
Silicosis, n (%)	1 (100)	0	1 (2.6)	1
Previous TB, n (%)	3 (60.0)	2 (40.0)	5 (12.8)	0.247
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	1 (100)	0	1 (2.6)	1
Chronic renal disease, n (%)	0	1 (100)	1 (2.6)	0.462
Chronic hepatic disease, n (%)	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)	2 (5.1)	1
Undernutrition, n (%)	7 (70.0)	3 (30.0)	10 (25.6)	0.290

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.