Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in pre-Xpert and post-Xpert group
Characteristics | Pre-Xpert N = 173 | Post-Xpert N = 165 | p * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.8 | |||
15–24 | 19 (11%) | 15 (9%) | ||
25–34 | 49 (28%) | 49 (30%) | ||
35–44 | 31 (18%) | 35 (21%) | ||
45–54 | 44 (26%) | 36 (22%) | ||
55–64 | 23 (13%) | 20 (12%) | ||
65+ | 7 (4%) | 10 (6%) | ||
Sex | 0.9 | |||
Male | 131 (76%) | 124 (75%) | ||
Female | 42 (24%) | 41 (25%) | ||
Employment | 0.06 | |||
Retired | 29 (17%) | 45 (27%) | ||
Unemployed | 91 (53%) | 80 (49%) | ||
Employed | 53 (10%) | 40 (24%) | ||
HIV Status | 0.08 | |||
Pos | 18 (10%) | 8 (5%) | ||
Neg | 155 (90%) | 154 (93%) | ||
Missing | 0 | 3 (2%) | ||
Health Care Worker | ||||
Yes | 3 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 0.4 | |
No | 170 (98%) | 160 (97%) | ||
Police Officer | ||||
Yes | 2 (1%) | 3 (2%) | 0.6 | |
No | 171 (99%) | 162 (98%) | ||
Contact | ||||
Yes | 42 (24%) | 59 (36%) | 0.01 | |
No | 124 (72%) | 105 (63%) | ||
Missing | 7 (4%) | 1 (1%) | ||
Previous TB history | ||||
Yes | 157 (90.7%) | 131 (79.4%) | 0.003 | |
No | 16 (9.3%) | 34 (20.6%) | ||
Previously Imprisoned | ||||
Yes | 47 (27%) | 39 (24%) | 0.3 | |
No | 126 (73%) | 124 (75%) | ||
Missing | 0 | 2 (1%) | ||
Homeless | ||||
Yes | 8 (5%) | 5 (3%) | 0.4 | |
No | 165 (95%) | 159 (96%) | ||
Missing | 0 | 1 (1%) | ||
Alcohol | ||||
Yes | 31 (18%) | 31 (19%) | 0.8 | |
No | 142 (82%) | 134 (81%) | ||
IDU | ||||
Yes | 13 (7%) | 8 (5%) | 0.5 | |
No | 159 (92%) | 155 (94%) | ||
Missing | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | ||
Smoke now | ||||
Yes | 136 (79%) | 128 (78%) | 0.8 | |
No | 37 (21%) | 37 (22%) | ||
Smoke ever | ||||
Yes | 149 (86%) | 139 (84%) | 0.3 | |
No | 22 (13%) | 26 (16%) | ||
Missing | 2 (1%) | 0 | ||
Cavity | 0.6 | |||
No | 98 (56%) | 100 (60%) | ||
Yes, 1 side | 52 (30%) | 49 (30%) | ||
Yes, both sides | 22 (13%) | 16 (10%) | ||
Missing | 1 (1%) | 0 | ||
TB presentation | 0.2 | |||
Pulmonary | 165 (95%) | 149 (90%) | ||
Extra-pulmonary | 1 (0.5%) | 5 (3%) | ||
Both | 6 (4%) | 10 (6%) | ||
Missing | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (1%) | ||
Smear | 0.01 | |||
Pos | 117 (68%) | 89 (54%) | ||
Neg | 56 (32%) | 76 (46%) | ||
RIF-resistance | 0.6 | |||
Yes | 28 (16%) | 30 (18%) | ||
No | 145 (84%) | 135 (82%) | ||