Baseline characteristics of study patients
| HIV +ve(n = 50) | HIV −ve(n = 50) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Calculated using χ2 for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U test for age, except primary site of disease which was calculated using an extension of Fisher’s exact test. | |||
| Median (range) age (years) | 36 (24–62) | 32 (16–69) | 0.2 |
| Sex (male) | 26 (52%) | 26 (52%) | 0.9 |
| Primary site of disease | |||
| Pulmonary | 25 (50%) | 19 (38%) | 0.03 |
| Lymph node | 15 (30%) | 15 (30%) | |
| CNS | 1 (2%) | 8 (16%) | |
| Pleural | 1 (2%) | 4 (8%) | |
| Miliary | 4 (8%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Other | 4 (8%) | 4 (8%) | |
| Disseminated TB | 20 (40%) | 6 (12%) | 0.001 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| African | 35 (70%) | 21 (42%) | <0.0001 |
| Asian | 2 (4%) | 19 (38%) | |
| Other | 13 (26%) | 10 (20%) | |
| TB culture positive | 42 (84%) | 31 (62%) | 0.06 |