Table 1 Baseline data of patients with TB based on the presence of bronchiectasis (N=85)
Parameter | Total N=85 | Bronchiectasis | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Present N=19 | Absent N=66 | |||
Age | 46.81 ±8.42 | 45.53±9.74 | 47.18±8.05 | 0.273 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.896 |
 Male | 68 (80.0) | 15 (78.9) | 53 (80.3) |  |
 Female | 17 (20.0) | 4 (21.1) | 13 (19.7) |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Rural | 46 (54.1) | 4 (21.1) | 42 (63.6) |  |
 Urban | 39 (45.9) | 15 (78.9) | 14 (36.4) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.333 |
 Housewife/not working | 19(22.4) | 3 (15.8) | 16 (24.2) |  |
 Unskilled worker | 32(37.6) | 5 (26.3) | 27 (40.9) |  |
 Skilled worker | 18(21.2) | 6 (31.6) | 12 (18.2) |  |
 Clerk/free trade | 9(10.6) | 2 (10.5) | 7 (10.6) |  |
 Semiprofessional/professional | 7(8.2) | 3 (15.8) | 4 (6.1) |  |
Social class | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 Low | 43(50.6) | 16 (84.2) | 27 (40.9) |  |
 Middle | 30(35.3) | 2 (10.5) | 28 (42.4) |  |
 High | 12(14.1) | 1 (5.3) | 11 (16.7) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.294 |
 Single | 9(10.6) | 2 (10.5) | 7 (10.6) |  |
 Married | 59(69.4) | 11 (57.9) | 48 (72.7) |  |
 Divorced/widow | 17(20) | 6 (31.6) | 11 (16.7) |  |
Current cigarette smoking | 31(36.5) | 15 (78.9) | 16 (24.2) | <0.001 |
Goza smoking | 30(35.3) | 13 (68.4) | 17 (25.8) | 0.001 |
Drug addict | 18(21.21) | 6 (31.6) | 12 (18.2) | 0.208 |
Comorbidities | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Diabetes mellitus | 26 (30.6) | 11 (57.9) | 15 (22.7) | 0.003 |
 Hypertension | 44 (51.8) | 12 (63.2) | 32 (48.5) | 0.259 |
 Liver disease | 30 (35.3) | 9 (47.4) | 21 (31.8) | 0.211 |
 Kidney disease | 24 (28.2) | 4 (21.1) | 20 (30.3) | 0.567 |
 Cardiac disease | 17 (20) | 6 (31.6) | 11 (16.7) | 0.152 |
 Neurological disease | 13 (15.3) | 7 (36.8) | 6 (9) | 0.007 |