Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB patients
From: Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum after pulmonary tuberculosis cure
Age in years, median, (range) | 25 (16–76) |
Sex n (%) | |
 Male | 94 (46) |
 Female | 110 (54) |
History of contact with TB, n/N (%) | |
 a Recent | 41/204 (20.0) |
 b Previous | 39/204 (19.2) |
 No history of contact | 124/204 (60.8) |
Prevalence of diabetes n/N (%) | 11/204 (5.4) |
 Males | 5/94 (5.3) |
 Females | 6/110 (5.5) |
Prevalence of HIV | 0/204 (0) |
Smokers n/N (%) | 14/204 (6.8) |
 Males, n/N (%) | 13/94 (13.8) |
 Females, n/N (%) | 1/110 (0.9) |
Chest X-ray | |
 Cavitary lesion, n/N (%) | 7/102 (6.9) |
 Non-cavitary infiltrates, n/N (%) | 95/102 (93.1) |
 Not available | 102/204 (50.0) |
Income Group (PKR/month) | |
 Low (0–15,000) n (%) | 109 (53.4) |
 Middle (15,000 - 30,000) n (%) | 9 (4.5) |
 Unknown n (%) | 86 (42.1) |