Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants
From: Lung functions among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam – a cross-sectional study
Characteristics (N = 501) | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age Groups (years) | ||
18–30 | 166 | 33.1 |
31–40 | 160 | 31.9 |
41–50 | 96 | 19.2 |
51–60 | 42 | 8.4 |
>60 | 37 | 7.4 |
Sex | ||
Male | 303 | 60.5 |
Female | 198 | 39.5 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 169 | 33.7 |
Married/Cohabiting | 263 | 52.5 |
Divorced/Widowed | 69 | 13.8 |
Education | ||
No Formal | 62 | 12.4 |
Primary | 330 | 65.9 |
Secondary | 84 | 16.8 |
Post-Secondary | 25 | 5.0 |
Occupation | ||
Agriculture | 19 | 3.8 |
Domestic | 171 | 34.1 |
Industrial | 64 | 12.8 |
Office | 119 | 23.8 |
Other | 128 | 25.5 |
MMRC score | ||
1–2 | 407 | 81.2 |
3–5 | 94 | 18.8 |
Cigarette smoking | ||
Never smokers | 354 | 70.7 |
Ever Smokers | 147 | 29.3 |
Smoking Pack Years (Median (IQR)) | 2.5 (5.3) | |
Smear for Acid Fast Bacilli | ||
Positive | 272 | 54.3 |
Negative | 229 | 45.7 |
Time to Negative Sputum Conversion (months)(n=272) | ||
Smear Negative at 2 Months | 245 | 90.1 |
Smear Positive at 2 Months | 27 | 9.9 |
TB Episode | ||
First | 426 | 85.0 |
Recurrent | 75 | 15.0 |
Duration to TB diagnosis (months) | ||
≤1 Month | 275 | 54.9 |
>1 Month | 226 | 45.1 |
HIV Status | ||
Positive | 152 | 30.3 |
Negative | 349 | 69.7 |
CD4 count (n = 152) | ||
<200 | 70 | 46.2 |
200–350 | 50 | 33.0 |
>350 | 32 | 20.9 |