Diabetes Mellitus and HIV Infection among Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in the North West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Signs and symptoms, imaging results, bacteriology, and treatment history for TB cases with HIV and/or DM and without HIV and/or DM coinfection and comorbidity.

	TB+/HIV+	N (%)	TB+/DM+	N (%)	TB+/HIV+/DM+	N (%)	TB+/HIV−	N (%)	TB+/DM−	N (%)	TB+/HIV−/DM−	N (%)	Total	-value (Chi-square)
Number of cases	430	38.57	135	12.11	65	5.83	685	61.43	980	87.89	615	55.16	1115
Cough ≥2 weeks (yes)	235	45.63	105	20.39	50	9.71	280	54.37	410	79.61	225	43.69	515	<0.0001 (369.9)
Fever ≥2 weeks (yes)	125	59.52	75	35.71	35	16.67	80	38.10	135	64.29	45	21.43	210	<0.0001 (310.8)
Chest pain ≥2 weeks (yes)	260	43.33	120	20.00	61	10.17	340	56.67	480	80.00	280	46.67	600	<0.0001 (148.0)
Diagnostic methods
Chest X-ray abnormality	40	29.63	100	74.07	0	0.00	95	70.37	125	92.59	85	62.96	135	<0.0001 (398.1)
Positive smear	285	40.43	25	3.55	55	7.80	420	59.57	605	85.82	375	53.19	705
Positive culture	105	38.18	10	3.64	10	3.64	170	61.82	250	90.91	155	56.36	275
Household member ever treated for TB (yes)	60	21.82	15	5.45	61	22.18	215	78.18	250	90.91	200	72.73	275	<0.0001 (212.3)