Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the enrolled participants with pulmonary tuberculosis compared across groups with different current smoking status
Variables | All patients (n = 419) | Non-smoker (n = 310) | Current smoker | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower addiction (n = 61) | Higher addiction (n = 48) | ||||
Male | 257 (61.3) | 157 (50.6) | 54 (88.5) | 46 (95.8) | < 0.050 |
Age < 65 years | 236 (56.3) | 146 (47.1) | 49 (80.3) | 41 (85.4) | < 0.050 |
Foreigner | 17 (4.1) | 12 (3.9) | 2 (3.3) | 3 (6.2) | 0.647 |
Alcohol consumption | 190 (45.3) | 101 (32.6) | 50 (82.0) | 39 (81.2) | < 0.050 |
Occupation | < 0.050 | ||||
White collar | 53 (12.6) | 36 (11.6) | 11 (18.0) | 6 (12.5) | |
Blue collar | 107 (25.5) | 60 (19.4) | 21 (34.4) | 26 (54.2) | |
Unemployed | 259 (61.8) | 214 (69.0) | 29 (47.5) | 16 (33.3) | |
Comorbidities | |||||
Diabetes mellitus | 75 (17.9) | 56 (1.81) | 9 (1.73) | 10 (2.17) | 0.820 |
Chronic respiratory disease | 30 (7.2) | 26 (8.4) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (4.3) | 0.354 |
Cancer | 44 (10.5) | 38 (12.3) | 4 (7.4) | 2 (4.3) | 0.213 |
Prior tuberculosis history | 83 (19.8) | 49 (15.8) | 17 (27.9) | 17 (35.4) | < 0.050 |
Initial symptoms | |||||
Cough | 253 (60.4) | 190 (61.3) | 29 (47.5) | 34 (70.8) | < 0.05 |
Dyspnea | 88 (21.0) | 68 (21.9) | 9 (14.8) | 11 (22.9) | 0.427 |
Chest pain | 54 (12.9) | 34 (11.0) | 12 (19.7) | 8 (16.7) | 0.127 |
Amount of current tobacco use (Packs-per-day) | 0.80 ± 0.44 | 0.64 ± 0.31 | 0.99 ± 0.50 | < 0.050 | |
Intention to quit smoking | 0.445 | ||||
No plan to quit smoking | 12 (11.0) | 8 (13.1) | 4 (8.3) | ||
In 1 month | 62 (56.9) | 37 (60.7) | 25 (52.1) | ||
In 6 months | 18 (16.5) | 9 (14.8) | 9 (18.8) | ||
After 6 months | 17 (15.6) | 7 (11.5) | 10 (20.8) | ||