Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory data of the studied cases
Parameters | Patients with PTB(n =449) | Patients with EPTB(n = 133) | Test | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 50.56±15.65 | 50.17±16.69 | 0.18 | 0.86 |
Range | 1 – 77 | 2 – 77 | ||
Age groups | ||||
0 – 15 | 5 (1.1%) | 4 (3.0%) | 7.06 | 0.07 |
16 – 35 | 122 (27.2%) | 38 (28.6%) | ||
36 – 60 | 229 (51.0%) | 54 (40.6%) | ||
>60 | 93 (20.7%) | 37 (27.8%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 333 (74.2%) | 93 (69.9%) | 0.94 | 0.33 |
Female | 116 (25.8%) | 40 (30.1%) | ||
Residence | ||||
Rural | 368 (82.0%) | 105(78.9%) | 0.61 | 0.43 |
Urban | 81 (18.0%) | 28 (21.1%) | ||
Contact with a known TB patient | ||||
Yes | 225 (50.1%) | 63 (47.4%) | 0.31 | 0.58 |
No | 224 (49.9%) | 70 (52.6%) | ||
Previous anti-TB treatment | ||||
New case | 425 (94.7%) | 107 (80.5%) | 26.36 | <0.001** |
Retreated case | 24 (5.3%) | 26 (19.5%) | ||