Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical, and laboratory profiles of TB/HIV infected patients in Yaoundé Central Hospital (2006–2013), overall and by sex
Malen = 157 | Femalen = 180 | p | TotalN = 337 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic profile | ||||
Mean age, years | 41.8 (9.2) | 37.1 (10.7) | < .0001 | 39.3 (10.3) |
Level of education | ||||
• No formal | 16 (10.2) | 32 (17.8) | .042 | 48 (14.2) |
• Primary | 26 (16.6) | 22 (12.2) | 48 (14.2) | |
• Secondary | 64 (40.8) | 85 (47.2) | 149 (44.2) | |
• University | 51 (32.5) | 41 (22.8) | 92 (27.3) | |
Residence | ||||
• Rural | 22 (14.0) | 14 (7.8) | .065 | 36 (10.7) |
• Urban | 135 (86.0) | 166 (92.2) | 301 (89.3) | |
Matrimonial status | ||||
• Alone (single/divorced/widower) | 59 (37.6) | 123 (68.3) | < .0001 | 182 (54.0) |
• Married | 98 (62.4) | 57 (31.7) | 155 (46.0) | |
Clinical profile | ||||
Clinical presentation of TB | ||||
• PTB+ only | 48 (30.6) | 77 (42.8) | .020 | 125 (37.1) |
• PTB- only | 32 (20.4) | 43 (23.9) | 75 (22.3) | |
• EPTB only | 65 (41.4) | 54 (30.0) | 119 (35.3) | |
• EPTB + PTB | 12 (7.6) | 6 (3.3) | 18 (5.3) | |
TB status at diagnosis | ||||
• New | 135 (86.0) | 162 (90.0) | .256 | 297 (88.1) |
• Retreatment | 22 (14.0) | 18 (10.0) | 40 (11.9) | |
Mean duration of known HIV infected, months | 10.3 (22.1) | 6.5 (15.8) | .076 | 8.2 (19.0) |
Mean body weight, kg¥ | 55.4 (9.7)α | 51.5 (10.4)β | .001 | 52.3 (10.3) |
55.6 (9.9) | 51.3 (10.4) | .001 | 53.3 (10.4) | |
Presence of another (excluding TB) AIDS opportunist infections (stage 2 – 4 of WHO classification of HIV infection) | 28 (17.8) | 25 (13.96) | .321 | 53 (15.7) |
Presence of other comorbidities, non-AIDS and non-TB | 18 (11.5) | 22 (12.2) | .830 | 40 (11.9) |
Co-trimoxazole prophylactic therapy | 125 (79.6) | 143 (79.4) | .969 | 268 (79.5) |
Antiretroviral therapy | 112 (71.3) | 115 (63.9) | .146 | 227 (67.4) |
Biological profile | ||||
Median CD4 count, cell/mm3 ¥ | 74 (27–193)μ | 115 (42–172)£ | .363 | 102 (33–178) |
75 (28–193) | 116 (43–174) | .681 | 103 (34–181) | |
Median white blood cell count, cell/mm3 ¥ | 5,115 (3,300-7,800)π | 5,100 (3,400-8,000)ε | .871 | 5,100 (3,300-7,990) |
5,100 (3250–7800) | 5,200 (3,300-8,200) | .682 | 5,130 (3,300-8,000) | |
Median hemoglobin level, g/dl¥ | 9 (7–10)π | 8 (6–10)ε | .003 | 8 (7–10) |
9 (7–10) | 8 (6–10) | .002 | 8 (7–10) |