Variable

Long regimen

Short regimen

P

n

%

n

%

Ÿ Age (Years) + mean (sd)

33 (±19)

34 (±13)

<25

43

34.7

273

28.8

0.055

25 - 44

47

37.9

488

51.5

≥45

35

27.4

187

19.7

Ÿ Sex

Male

75

60

594

62.7

0.344

Female

50

40

354

37.3

· HIV Test

Negative

102

81.6

830

87.5

0.081

Positive

23

18.4

118

12.5

Ÿ Time to treatment (days): median (range)

19 (0 - 114)

19 (0 - 163)

<7

55

44.1

119

12.5

<0.001

7 - 21

31

24.8

405

42.5

>21

9

7.2

182

19.2

Missing

30

24.0

242

25.5

Ÿ BMI (Kg/m2) (mean.sd)

18.1 (±4.1)

19.6 (±4.2)

<18.5

77

61.6

370

39.0

<0.01

18.5 - 24.9

42

33.6

549

57.9

≥ 25

6

4.8

29

3.0

Ÿ TB History

No

51

40.8

449

47.3

0.024

Yes

74

59.2

449

52.6

Ÿ Radiologic lesion extent

<50%

123

98.4

941

99.3

0.833

≥50%

2

1.6

7

0.7

Cautions

124

99.2

936

98.7

Ÿ QT intervals

<400

16

12.8

208

21.9

0.393

400 - 450

81

64.8

540

56.9

>450

28

22.4

200

21.1