Table 1 Baseline characteristics stratified by smear status
Variable | Overall | Smear positive | Smear negative | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolment | 118 | 77 | 41 | – |
Gender | ||||
 Female (%) | 60 (50.85) | 43 (55.84) | 17 (41.46) | 0.1368 |
 Male (%) | 58 (49.15) | 34 (44.16) | 24 (58.54) |  |
 Median age (IQR) in years | 35.0 (31.0–42) | 36.0 (31.0–42) | 34.0 (29.5–43) | 0.2595 |
 Median CD4 count (IQR) | 137 (11.0–274) | 141 (0.00–272) | 82.5 (20.0–274) | 0.8428 |
BMIa | ||||
 Underweight (%) | 31 (27.19) | 22 (29.33) | 9 (23.08) | 0.6257 |
 Normal (%) | 66 (57.89) | 41 (54.67) | 25 (64.10) |  |
 Overweight/Obese (%) | 17 (14.91) | 12 (16.00) | 5 (12.82) |  |
 Median BMI (IQR) | 20.0 (18.3–22.7) | 19.9 (18.0–22.7) | 20.4 (18.6–22.8) | 0.8018 |
Cavitiesa | ||||
 No (%) | 36 (50.00) | 16 (36.36) | 20 (71.43) | 0.0037 |
 Yes (%) | 36 (50.00) | 28 (63.64) | 8 (28.57) |  |
Homeless within past yeara | ||||
 No (%) | 81 (98.78) | 51 (100.0) | 30 (96.77) | – |
 Yes (%) | 1 (1.22) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (3.23) |  |
Not employed within the past 12 monthsa | ||||
 No (%) | 44 (53.66) | 30 (58.82) | 14 (45.16) | 0.2290 |
 Yes (%) | 38 (46.34) | 21 (41.18) | 17 (54.84) |  |
Alcohol use within the past year?a | ||||
 No (%) | 39 (47.56) | 26 (50.98) | 13 (41.94) | 0.4265 |
 Yes (%) | 43 (52.44) | 25 (49.02) | 18 (58.06) |  |
Did you smoke at least 2 cigarettes a week in the past month | ||||
 No (%) | 87 (73.73) | 58 (75.32) | 29 (70.73) | 0.5893 |
 Yes (%) | 31 (26.27) | 19 (24.68) | 12 (29.27) |  |