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Table 3 Baseline clinical characteristics of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Amhara region, from September 1, 2010 to December 31, 2017

From: Risk factors for mortality among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients registered for drug-resistant treatment in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a historical cohort study

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Baseline sputum smear

 Positive

395

79.3

 Negative

103

20.7

Body mass index

  < 18.5

383

76.9

  ≥ 18.5

115

23..1

Diabetes

 Yes

16

3.2

 No

482

96.8

HIV/AIDS

 Positive

123

24.7

 Negative

375

75.3

Anaemia

 Anemic

387

77.7

 Non anemic

111

22.3

Previous tuberculosis treatment history

 Yes

399

80.1

 No

99

19.9

Tuberculosis type

 Pulmonary

442

88.7

 Disseminate

56

11.3

Smoking cigarette

 Yes

72

14.5

 No

426

85.5