Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 90) shown for all TB cases and separately for TB treatment completed and treatment failure.

From: Combining host-derived biomarkers with patient characteristics improves signature performance in predicting tuberculosis treatment outcomes

 

All TB cases

TB completed treatment

Treatment failure

 

n = 90

n = 55

n = 35

Patient characteristics

Age in years

45 (18–75)

45 (18–75)

44 (20–70)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

17.3 (12.6–31.6)

17.7 (31.6–13.1)

16.6 (24.6–12.6)

Gender (male)

75 (83)

42 (76)

33 (94)

Cough ≥2 weeks

85 (94)

52 (95)

33 (94)

Fever

72 (80)

44 (80)

28 (80)

Tobacco and/or smoking last 6 months

51 (57)

26 (47)

25 (71)

Alcohol past 6 months

36 (40)

16 (29)

20 (57)

Previously diagnosed TBa

24 (27)

12 (22)

12 (34)

Severe thinnessb

BMI < 16.00 kg m−2

33 (37)

15 (27)

18 (51)

  1. Data shown as counts and percentages except for age and BMI (summarized using mean and range).
  2. aIdentified as new TB cases by the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP).
  3. bAccording to the international classification of severe thinness using BMI and the WHO guideline chart.
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