Risk Factors of Gout in MDR-TB Patients in Eritrea: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Effect of other drug exposures (other than second-line anti-TB drugs) on the development of gout in MDR-TB patients.

Drug Generic Name	Cases	Controls	P-value
Propranolol
Yes	22	11	0.014
No	20	31
Levothyroxine
Yes	6	8	0.558
No	36	34
Diazepam
Yes	7	5	0.533
No	35	37
Amitriptyline
Yes	4	3	0.999++
No	38	39
Insulin
Yes	5	0	0.055++
No	37	42
Metformin
Yes	1	0	0.999++
No	41	42
DM drugs
Yes	6	0	0.026++
No	36	42

++ P-value is obtained using Fishers exact chi-square test; DM: diabetes mellitus drugs.