Table 2 Distribution of patients in terms of study variables.
From: Tuberculosis treatment adherence and fatality in Spain
Variables | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
SEX | Men | 920 (63.4) |
Women | 532 (36.6) | |
COUNTRY | Immigrant | 442(29.7) |
Native | 1048(70.3) | |
AGE | 18-30 | 497 (33.4) |
31-50 | 596 (40.0) | |
>50 | 397 (26.6) | |
OCCUPATIONAL STATUS | Active | 901 (60.5) |
Disabled | 68 (4.5) | |
Unemployed | 257 (17.2) | |
Retired | 220 (14.8) | |
Unknown | 44 (3.0) | |
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS | Alone | 157 (10.5) |
Confined institutions | 54 (3.6) | |
Shared accommodation | 189 (12.7) | |
Family | 1062 (71.3) | |
Unknown | 28 (1.9) | |
SOURCE | Hospital emergency department | 682 (45.8) |
Primary Health Care | 268 (18.0) | |
Specialist | 210 (14.1) | |
Unknown | 330 (22.1) | |
HIV-infected | No | 1060 (71.2) |
Yes | 66 (4.4) | |
Unknown | 364 (24.4) | |
INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS | No | 872 (58.5) |
Yes | 21 (1.4) | |
Unknown | 597 (40.1) | |
LOCALIZATION | Pulmonary | 1249 (83.8) |
Extrapulmonary | 159 (10.7) | |
Mixed | 67 (4.5) | |
Unknown | 15 (1.0) | |
ALCOHOL USE | No | 1064 (71.4) |
Yes | 375 (25.2) | |
Unknown | 51 (3.4) | |
SMOKING | Non-smoker | 676 (45.4) |
Smoker or ex smoker | 797 (53.5) | |
Unknown | 17 (1.1) | |
INITIAL THERAPY | 3 Drugs | 770 (51.7) |
4 Drugs | 649 (43.5) | |
Unknown | 71 (4.8) | |
DRUG RESISTANCE* | No | 864 (80.1) |
Yes | 85 (7.9) | |
Unknown | 129 (12.0) | |
TOXICITY | Yes | 74 (5.0) |
No | 1416 (95.0) | |
PREVIOUS TREATMENT | Yes | 131 (9.0) |
No | 1320 (91.0) | |
DIRECTLY OBSERVED TREATMENT | No | 1338 (89.8) |
Yes | 152 (10.2) | |
TREATMENT COMPREHENSION | Easy | 1266 (85.0) |
Difficult | 139 (9.3) | |
Unknown | 85 (5.7) | |
FINAL OUTCOME | Cured | 792 (53.2) |
Completed treatment | 540 (36.2) | |
Failure | 2 (0.1) | |
Transfer out | 33 (2.2) | |
Default | 27 (1.8) | |
Death | 27 (1.8) | |
Lost to follow up | 65 (4.4) | |
Other | 4 (0.3) |