Diabetes Mellitus and HIV Infection among Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in the North West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the TB cases.
Variable
N
% (95% CI)
value (Chi-2)
Sex
Male
720
64.57
<0.0001
Female
395
35.43
Age group
<21
70
6.28
<0.0001 (550.7)
21–30
270
24.22
31–40
365
32.74
41–50
185
16.59
51–60
115
10.31
61–70
75
6.73
>71
35
3.14
Educational level
Primary
615
55.16
<0.0001 (465.1)
Secondary
455
40.81
Higher
45
4.04
Marital status
Married
620
55.61
0.0002
Unmarried
495
44.39
Settled way of life
Yes
645
57.85
<0.0001
No
470
42.15
Smoking status
Yes
820
73.54
<0.0001
No
295
26.46
Alcohol intake
Yes
390
34.98
<0.0001
No
725
65.02
BMI
Underweight
219
19.64
<0.0001 (1460)
Normal
816
73.18
Overweight
60
5.38
Obese
20
1.79
Waist circumference
>94 cm (male)
5
0.45
<0.0001 (1004)
<94 cm
715
64.13
>80 cm (female)
170
15.25
<80 cm
225
20.18
Family history of diabetes
Yes
355
31.84
<0.0001
No
760
68.16
Diabetes mellitus
Yes
135
12.11
<0.0001
No
980
87.89
HIV serology status
Positive
430
38.57
<0.0001
Negative
685
61.43
Fisher’s exact test was used to determine the difference between two variables at 95% CI, and Chi-squared values were not generated.
