Research Article
Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda
Table 1
Distribution of patient variables across the MTB lineages in southwestern Uganda.
| | Variable | Category | Patient’s characteristics (%) | MTB lineage | value | | L4-U () | L4-NU () | Both L4 and L3 () | L3 () | Unclassified () |
| | Gender | Male | 207 (73.1) | 120 (42.4) | 34 (12) | 9 (3.2) | 32 (11.3) | 12 (4.2) | 0.586 | | Female | 76 (26.9) | 49 (17.3) | 7 (2.5) | 3 (1.1) | 11 (3.9) | 6 (2.1) |
| | Age | 18-45 years | 209 (73.9) | 125 (44.2) | 29 (10.2) | 9 (3.2) | 33 (11.7) | 13 (4.6) | 0.944 | | 46-65 years | 53 (18.7) | 29 (10.2) | 9 (3.2) | 3 (1.1) | 8 (2.8) | 4 (1.4) | | ≥66 years | 21 (7.4) | 15 (5.3) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) |
| | HIV status | Positive | 76 (26.9) | 42 (14.8) | 12 (4.2) | 4 (1.4) | 14 (4.9) | 4 (1.4) | 0.813 | | Negative | 78 (27.6) | 51 (18.0) | 9 (3.2) | 2 (0.7) | 9 (3.2) | 7 (2.5) | | Unknown | 129 (45.6) | 76 (26.9) | 20 (7.1) | 6 (2.1) | 20 (7.1) | 7 (2.5) |
| | Nationality | Ugandan | 246 (86.9) | 146 (51.5) | 38 (13.4) | 11 (3.9) | 34 (12.0) | 17 (6.0) | 0.319 | | Non-Ugandan | 37 (13.1) | 23 (8.1) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 9 (3.2) | 1 (0.4) |
| | Income status | High | 23 (8.1) | 13 (4.6) | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0.980 | | Low | 260 (91.9) | 156 (55.1) | 37 (13.1) | 11 (3.9) | 39 (13.8) | 17 (6.0) |
| | TB in the past | No | 266 (94) | 156 (55.1) | 39 (13.8) | 12 (4.2) | 41 (14.5) | 18 (6.4) | 0.503 | | Yes | 17 (6) | 13 (4.6) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) |
| | PTB diagnostic results | High/>5AFB/field | 148 (52.3) | 82 (29) | 19 (6.7) | 7 (2.5) | 31 (11) | 9 (3.2) | 0.074 | | Low/≤5AFB/field | 135 (47.7) | 87 (30.7) | 22 (7.8) | 5 (1.8) | 12 (4.2) | 9 (3.2) |
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value obtained by chi-square statistic. |
