Research Article
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Its Association with Adrenal Insufficiency: Assessment with the Low-Dose ACTH Stimulation Test
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the studied population (
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| | Age (years) | 38.5 ± 12.5 | | 18–35 (/%) |
20 (41.7) | | 36–45 (/%) | 12 (25) | | >45 (/%) | 16 (33.3) | | Gender | | | Males (/%) | 29 (60.4) | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.6 ± 5.9 | | Clinical manifestations | | | Weakness (/%) | 27 (64.3) | | Hyporexia (/%) | 22 (45.8) | | Weight loss (/%) | 37 (77.1) | | <5 kg | 5 (13.5) | | 5–10 kg | 16 (43.2) | | >10 kg | 16 (43.2) | | Mean weight loss (kg) | 9.3 ± 8.2 | | Hyperpigmentation (/%) | 10 (20.8) | | Time of evolution prior to diagnosis (months) | 29.8 ± 17.7 | | Primary MDR-TB (/%) | 23 (47.6) | | Secondary MDR-TB (/%) | 25 (52.4) |
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MDR-TB: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
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