Characteristics

All, n = 193 (100%)

Controls, n = 94 (48.7%)

TB cases, n = 99 (51.3%)

P-value

Age, years, median (IQR)

32.7 (26.5 - 40)

32.7 (26.5 - 39.3)

33 (26 - 40)

0.98^††

Sex, n (%)

0.59^§

Female

46 (23.8)

24 (25.5)

22 (22.2)

Male

147 (76.2)

70 (74.5)

77 (77.8)

BMI, kg/m², median (IQR)

20.1 (17.3 - 25.1)

24.9 (22.1 - 28.5)

17.4 (15.8 - 19.2)

<0.001^††

BMI category, n (%)

<0.001^§§

Underweight

73 (37.8)

6 (6.38)

67 (67.68)

Normal weight

71 (36.8)

41 (43.62)

30 (30.30)

Overweight

34 (17.6)

32 (34.04)

2 (2.02)

Obese

15 (7.8)

15 (15.96)

-

Education, n (%)

0.403^§§

No formal education

36 (18.65)

15 (15.96)

21 (21.21)

Primary

117 (60.62)

62 (65.96)

55 (55.56)

Secondary

31 (16.06)

12 (12.77)

19 (19.19)

University

9 (4.66)

5 (5.32)

4 (4.04)

Occupation, n (%)

0.031^§§

Housewife

14 (7.29)

5 (5.38)

9 (9.09)

Unskilled labor

17 (8.85)

7 (7.53)

10 (10.10)

Semiskilled manual

63 (32.81)

36 (38.71)

27 (27.27)

Semiskilled non-manual

76 (39.58)

32 (34.41)

44 (44.44)

Student

4 (2.08)

-

4 (4.04)

Unemployed

18 (9.38)

13(13.98)

5 (5.05)

Income ($), mean ± SD

85.99 ± 73.53

91.18 ± 96.58

81.07 ± 41.12

0.341^†

Cigarette smoking, n (%)

39 (20.21)

14 (14.89)

25 (25.25)

0.073^§

HIV infection, n (%)

24 (12.44)

11 (11.70)

13 (13.13)

0.48^§

Helminthiasis, n (%)

52 (26.94)

20 (21.28)

32 (32.32)

0.084^§

Strongyloidiasis

31 (16.06)

9 (9.57)

22 (22.22)

0.019^§§

Schistosomiasis

11 (5.70)

5 (5.32)

6 (6.06)

1.0

URTI, n (%)

Bacterial, (n = 124)

58 (46.77)

18 (62.07)

40 (42.11)

0.059^§

Viral

42 (21.76)

18 (19.15)

24 (24.24)

0.391^§

TB Symptoms, n (%)

Night sweats

108 (55.96)

12 (12.77)

96 (96.97)

<0.001^§§

Fever

111 (57.51)

17 (18.09)

94 (94.95)

<0.001^§§

Cough

145 (75.13)

46 (48.94)

99 (100)

<0.001^§§

Weight loss

114 (59.07)

15 (15.96)

99 (100)

<0.001^§§