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Table 2 A comparison of clinical characteristics the DR-TB cases reviewed by the national DR-TB consilium with those not reviewed

From: Multidisciplinary management of difficult-to-treat drug resistant tuberculosis: a review of cases presented to the national consilium in Uganda

Clinical characteristic

Review status

Not reviewed n = 933

95% CI

Reviewed n = 189

95% CI

Body mass index, kg/m2 n = 473

 < 18.5

195 (55.9)

50.6, 61.0

81 (65.3)

56.5, 73.2

18.5–24.9

142 (40.7)

35.6, 45.9

39 (31.5)

23.8, 40.2

25.0–29.9

12 (3.4)

2.0, 6.0

4 (3.2)

1.2, 8.4

History of TB treatment

Yes

556 (59.6)

56.4, 62.7

107 (56.6)

49.4, 63.5

No

377 (40.4)

37.3, 43.6

82 (43.4)

36.5, 50.6

HIV Status

    

Positive

564 (60.5)

57.3, 63.5

102 (54)

46.8, 61.0

Negative

369 (39.5)

36.5, 42.7

87 (46)

39.0, 53.2

Cotrimoxazole use, n = 603

Yes

491 (97)

95.1, 98.2

96 (99)

92.9, 99.9

No

15 (3)

1.8, 4.9

1 (1)

0.1, 7.1

ART use, n = 655

Yes

521 (94)

91.7, 95.7

101 (100)

-

No

33 (6)

4.3, 8.3

0 (0)

-

History of ART default, n = 491

Yes

60 (14.7)

11.6, 18.5

26 (31)

21.9, 41.8

No

347 (85.3)

81.5, 88.4

58 (69)

58.2, 78.1

Diabetes, n = 151

    

Yes

36 (33)

24.8, 42.5

12 (28.6)

16.7, 44.4

No

73 (67)

57.5, 75.2

30 (71.4)

55.6, 83.3

Hypertension, n = 479

Yes

19 (4.6)

2.9, 7.0

5 (8.1)

3.3, 18.2

No

398 (95.4)

93.0, 97.1

57 (91.9)

81.8, 96.7

Systolic blood pressure, n = 479

 < 90

32 (7.7)

5.5, 10.7

10 (16.1)

8.8, 28.7

90–140

375 (89.9)

86.6, 92.5

48 (77.4)

65.1, 86.3

 > 140

10 (2.4)

1.3, 4.4

4 (6.5)

2.4, 16.2

Diastolic blood pressure, n = 479

 < 60

41 (9.8)

7.3, 13.1

10 (16.1)

8.8, 27.7

60–90

362 (86.8)

83.2, 89.7

51 (82.3)

70.5, 90.0

 > 90

14 (3.4)

2.0, 5.6

1 (1.6)

0.2, 11.0

Cancer

No

919 (98.5)

97.5, 99.1

186 (98.4)

95.2, 99.5

Yes

14 (1.5)

0.9, 2.5

3 (1.6)

0.5, 4.8

Elevated creatinine, n = 934

Yes

231 (29.4)

26.3, 32.6

48 (32.7)

25.5, 40.7

No

556 (70.6)

67.4, 73.7

99 (67.3)

59.3, 74.5

Hepatic injury§, n = 928

Yes

639 (82.8)

79.9, 85.3

141 (90.4)

84.6, 94.1

No

133 (17.2)

14.7, 20.1

15 (9.6)

5.9, 15.4

Hearing impairment, n = 803

Normal Hearing

351 (54.5)

50.6, 58.3

93 (58.5)

50.6, 65.9

Low Frequency

113 (17.5)

14.8, 20.7

24 (15.1)

10.3, 21.6

High Frequency

180 (28)

24.6, 31.6

42 (26.4)

20.1, 33.9

Distribution of hearing loss, n = 348

Bilateral hearing loss

233 (80.9)

75.9, 85.1

55 (91.7)

81.2, 96.6

Unilateral hearing loss

55 (19.1)

14.9, 24.1

5 (8.3)

3.4, 18.8

Grade of hearing loss, n = 314

Mild

145 (55.3)

49.2, 61.3

20 (38.5)

26.1, 52.6

Moderate

65 (24.8)

19.9, 30.4

18 (34.6)

22.8, 48.7

Severe

34 (13)

9.4, 17.6

9 (17.3)

9.1, 30.4

Profound

18 (6.9)

4.4, 10.7

5 (9.6)

4.0, 21.5

Psychiatric symptoms

Yes

49 (5.3)

4.0, 6.9

20 (10.6)

6.9, 15.9

No

884 (94.7)

93.1, 96.0

169 (89.4)

84.1, 93.1

Resistance to SLDs

Yes

4 (0.4)

0.1, 1.1

9 (4.8)

2.5, 8.9

No

929 (99.6)

98.9, 99.8

180 (95.2)

91.1, 97.5

Previous exposure to SLDS

Yes

17 (1.8)

1.1, 2.9

13 (6.9)

4.0, 11.5

No

916 (98.2)

97.1, 98.9

176 (93.1)

88.5, 96.0

  1. SLDs–second-line drugs,TB–tuberculosis, DR-TB–drug resistant TB, ART–antiretroviral therapy, SLDs–second-line drugs, defined as creatinine level of > 106.1 µmol per litre (µm/l) [23], § defined as elevation in any of total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase at the respective cut offs of: > 2.5 mg/dl, > 34.8 units per litre (U/L), > 68.5 U/L, > 42.8 U/L and > 151 U/L [23]