Characteristics and Management of Spinal Tuberculosis in Tuberculosis Endemic Area of Guizhou Province: A Retrospective Study of 597 Patients in a Teaching Hospital

Table 2

Characteristics of 597 spinal TB patients.

Characteristics	Value
Age (years)	43 (13–89)
Age distribution (years) N (%)
13∼20	55 (9.21)
21∼30	125 (20.94)
31∼40	100 (16.75)
41∼50	105 (17.59)
51∼60	86 (14.07)
61∼70	99 (16.58)
71∼80	23 (3.85)
81∼89	4 (0.67)
Sex, N (%)
Male	313 (52.43)
Female	284 (47.57)
Smoking	247 (41.37)
Comorbidities, N (%)
Pulmonary TB	183 (30.65)
Hypertension	28 (4.69)
Renal TB	15 (2.51)
Hepatitis B	14 (2.35)
Diabetes mellitus	9 (1.50)
Meninges TB	8 (1.34)
Duration of symptoms	17 (1d∼240 m)