Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of TB patients according to smoking habit
From: Effect of smoking on treatment outcome among tuberculosis patients in Malaysia; a multicenter study
Patient Variables | Total N = 9337 | Never smoked N = 5024 | Ever smoked N = 4313 |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight (mean ± SD) | 41.75 ± 10.11 | 41.53 ± 9.77 | 42.02 ± 10.48 |
Gender | |||
 Male | 6442 (69) | 3181 (63.3) | 3261 (75.6) |
 Female | 2895 (31) | 1843 (36.7) | 1052 (24.4) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 41.61 ± 16.57 | 41.12 ± 17.05 | 42.18 ± 15.97 |
  < 15 | 265 (2.8) | 172 (3.4) | 93 (2.2) |
 16–25 | 1472 (15.8) | 876 (17.4) | 596 (13.8) |
 26–35 | 1878 (20.1) | 1001 (19.9) | 877 (20.3) |
36–45 | 1754 (18.8) | 872 (17.4) | 882 (20.4) |
 46–55 | 1674 (17.9) | 880 (17.5) | 794 (18.4) |
 56–65 | 1279 (13.7) | 673 (13.4) | 606 (14.1) |
  > 65 | 1015 (10.9) | 550 (10.9) | 465 (10.8) |
Race | |||
 Malay | 2504 (26.8) | 1272 (25.3) | 1232 (28.6) |
 Chinese | 2211 (23.7) | 1058 (21.1) | 1153 (26.7) |
 Indian | 671 (7.2) | 350 (7) | 321 (7.4) |
 Indigenous Sarawak | 976 (10.5) | 614 (12.2) | 362 (8.4) |
 Indigenous Sabah | 1702 (18.2) | 1003 (20) | 699 (16.2) |
 Indonesian immigrants | 631 (6.8) | 372 (7.4) | 259 (6) |
 Philippine immigrants | 493 (5.3) | 287 (5.7) | 206 (4.8) |
 Others | 149 (1.6) | 68 (1.4) | 81 (1.9) |
Area | |||
 Urban | 5959 (63.8) | 3001 (59.7) | 2958 (68.6) |
 Rural | 3378 (36.2) | 2023 (40.3) | 1355 (31.4) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 6706 (71.8) | 3547 (70.6) | 3159 (73.2) |
 Married | 2631 (28.2) | 1477 (29.4) | 1154 (26.8) |
Employment status | |||
 Employed | 2531 (27.1) | 1228 (24.4) | 1303 (30.2) |
 Unemployed | 6806 (72.9) | 3796 (75.6) | 3010 (69.8) |
Alcohol drinkers | |||
 Yes | 941 (10.1) | 139 (2.8) | 802 (18.6) |
 No | 8396 (89.9) | 4885 (97.2) | 3511 (81.4) |
Intravenous drug user (IVDU) | |||
 Yes | 670 (7.2) | 68 (1.4) | 602 (14) |
 No | 8667 (92.8) | 4956 (98.6) | 3711 (86) |
TB-type | |||
 PTB | 7781 (83.3) | 4197 (83.5) | 3584 (83.1) |
 EPTB | 1556 (16.7) | 827 (16.5) | 729 (16.9) |
Co-morbidity | |||
 Yes | 3414 (36.6) | 1507 (30) | 1907 (44.2) |
 No | 5923 (63.4) | 3517 (70) | 2406 (55.8) |