Table 1 Characteristics of patients with TB comorbid with diabetes from January 2017 to December 2020 in Bhavnagar (n = 304).
Characteristic | Number (%) or median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |
Age in years | 52 (42–61) |
Male | 220 (72) |
Educational status | |
No formal education | 242 (80) |
Primary (7th pass) | 43 (14) |
Secondary (10th pass) and above | 19 (6) |
Married | 281 (92) |
Scheduled caste (SC)/scheduled tribe (ST) | 22 (7) |
Extended family (vs nuclear family) | 266 (87) |
Urban residence | 195 (64) |
Current tobacco smoking | 81 (27) |
Current regular alcohol consumption | 5 (2) |
Economic characteristics | |
Cash assistance received for TB (n = 190) | 152 (80) |
Amount received in INR (n = 190) | 3000 (750–3000) [~ US$ 44 (11–44)] |
Monthly family income in INR | 9000 (8000–11,000) [~ US$ 132 (118–162)] |
Below poverty line (BPL) card | 103 (34) |
Standard of living (SLI) index | |
Low (SLI score 1–7) | 36 (12) |
Middle/high (SLI score 8–23) | 268 (88) |
Employed in paid work before TB diagnosis | 116 (38) |
Currently in paid work | 97 (32) |
Sole earner in the family | 30 (10) |
Clinical characteristics—TB | |
Sputum acid-fast bacillus smear grade | |
Negative | 107 (35) |
Scanty | 55 (18) |
1+ | 77 (25) |
2+ | 37 (12) |
3+ | 28 (9) |
Extrapulmonary TB | 33 (11) |
Drug-resistant TB | 6 (2) |
Phases of treatment | |
Intensive phase of TB treatment | 41 (13) |
Continuation phase of TB treatment | 42 (14) |
Treatment completed | 221 (73) |
First TB visit with a private provider | 57 (19) |
Hospitalized due to TB at the first visit | 25 (8) |
Treatment outcomes | |
Successful treatment outcomes | |
Treatment completed | 61 (20) |
Cured | 201 (66) |
Unfavorable treatment outcomes | |
Death while on treatment | 30 (10) |
Lost to follow up | 6 (2) |
Treatment failure | 6 (2) |
Clinical characteristics—diabetes | |
First diabetes visit with a private provider | 34 (11) |
Hospitalized due to diabetes at the first visit | 13 (4) |
