Research Article
Role of Diabetes in the Prognosis and Therapeutic Outcome of Tuberculosis
Table 3
Substance abuse and TB-related variables among TB groups.
| | Cases (DM-TB) | Control (TB) | |
| | Variables | | | | | Substances abuse | n (%) | n (%) | value | | Smokers | 89 (44.5) | 67 (33.5) | Pearson : | | Alcoholic | 20 (10) | 22 (11) | Pearson : | | Druggists | 2 (1) | 6 (3) | Pearson : | | Sputum results | | | | | Positive | 148 (74) | 102 (51) | Fisher E. T: | | Negative | 30 (15) | 76 (38) | | Unknown | 22 (11) | 22 (11) | | Way of TB infection | | | | | New | 181 (90.5) | 164 (82) | Pearson : | | Recurrent | 19 (9.5) | 36 (18) | | TB infection Sites | | | | | Pulmonary TB | 174 (87) | 119 (59.5) | Fisher E. T: | | Extra pulmonary | 21 (10.5) | 50 (25) | | Pulmonary + extra | 5 (2.5) | 31 (15.5) | | TB complications | | | | | Drug reactions | 33 (16.5) | 28 (14) | Fisher E. T: | | Other complications | 8 (4) | 7 (3.5) | | Symptom period in months | | | | | Median (mean) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (4.5) | test: |
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