From: Lung functions among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam – a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Total | Any Abnormality | P | Obstructive | P | Restrictive | P | Mixed | P | ||||
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MMRC score (number, %) | |||||||||||||
1–2 | 407 | 292 | 71.7 % | 0.013* | 173 | 59.2 % | 0.04* | 53 | 18.2 % | 0.868* | 66 | 22.6 % | 0.00 |
3–5 | 94 | 79 | 84 % | 36 | 45.6 % | 13 | 16.5 % | 30 | 38.0 % | 9* | |||
Cigarette smoking (number, %) | |||||||||||||
Never smokers | 354 | 255 | 72.0 % | 0.118* | 151 | 59.2 % | 0.114* | 49 | 19.2 % | 0.309* | 55 | 21.6 % | 0.00 |
Ever Smokers | 147 | 116 | 78.9 % | 58 | 50.0 % | 17 | 14.7 % | 41 | 35.3 % | 7* | |||
Smoking Pack Years (number, %) (n=147) | |||||||||||||
≤5 | 107 | 86 | 80.4 % | 0.5* | 36 | 41.9 % | 0.005* | 16 | 18.6 % | 0.068* | 34 | 39.5 % | 0.12 |
>5 | 40 | 30 | 75.0 % | 22 | 73.3 % | 1 | 3.3 % | 7 | 23.3 % | 6* | |||
Smear for Acid Fast Bacilli (number, %) | |||||||||||||
Smear Positive | 272 | 198 | 72.8 % | 0.54* | 110 | 55.6 % | 0.754* | 31 | 15.7 % | 0.278* | 57 | 28.8 % | 0.19 |
Smear Negative | 229 | 173 | 75.5 % | 99 | 57.2 % | 35 | 20.2 % | 39 | 22.5 % | 2* | |||
Time to Negative Sputum Conversion (number, %) | |||||||||||||
Smear Positive at 2 Months | 27 | 19 | 70.4 % | 0.82* | 11 | 57.9 % | 1.0* | 3 | 15.8 % | 1.0* | 26.3 % | 1.0* | |
Smear Negative at 2 Months | 245 | 179 | 73.1 % | 99 | 55.3 % | 28 | 15.6 % | 29.1 % | |||||
TB Episode Number (number, %) | |||||||||||||
First | 426 | 304 | 71.4 % | 0.001* | 171 | 56.3 % | 1.0* | 59 | 19.4 % | 0.111* | 74 | 24.3 % | 0.16 |
Recurrent | 75 | 67 | 89.3 % | 38 | 56.7 % | 7 | 10.4 % | 22 | 32.8 % | 6* | |||
Duration to TB diagnosis (mo) (number, %) | |||||||||||||
≤1 Month | 275 | 207 | 75.3 | 0.539* | 117 | 56.5 % | 1.0* | 40 | 19.3 % | 0.414* | 50 | 24.2 % | 0.40 |
>1 Month | 226 | 164 | 72.6 | 92 | 56.1 % | 26 | 15.9 % | 46 | 28.0 % | 6* | |||
HIV Status (number, %) | |||||||||||||
HIV Positive | 152 | 102 | 67.1 % | 0.026* | 68 | 66.7 % | 0.014* | 17 | 16.7 % | 0.764* | 17 | 16.7 % | 0.01 |
HIV Negative | 349 | 269 | 77.1 % | 141 | 52.4 % | 49 | 18.2 % | 79 | 29.4 % | 2* | |||
CD4 count (Median (IQR)) | 202.50 (210) | 192.5 (225) | 200 (156) | 260(167) |