Table 1 Baseline characteristics of individuals with TB tested for diabetes using HbA1c and numbers needed to test (NNT) to identify one case of diabetes
Total TB Cases Tested for DM n (%) | Normal n (%) | Pre-Diabetes n (%) | Newly Diagnosed DM cases n (%) | NNT‡ | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 6312 | 2755 (44%) | 2041 (32%) | 1516 (24%) | 4.16 | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 3347 | 1461 (43.7%) | 1052 (31.4%) | 834 (24.9%) | 4.01 | 0.122 |
Female | 2965 | 1294 (43.6%) | 989 (33.4%) | 682 (23%) | 4.35 | |
Age (years) | ||||||
15–20 | 885 | 462 (52.2%) | 318 (35.9%) | 105 (11.9%) | 8.43 | < 0.001 |
20–39 | 2407 | 1309 (54.4%) | 739 (30.7%) | 359 (14.9%) | 6.70 | |
40–59 | 1750 | 593 (33.9%) | 544 (31.1%) | 613 (35%) | 2.85 | |
> 60 | 1270 | 391 (30.8%) | 440 (34.6%) | 439 (34.6%) | 2.92 | |
TB diagnosis | ||||||
MTB+ | 3009 | 1269 (42.2%) | 1024 (34%) | 716 (23.8%) | 4.20 | 0.017 |
Clinically diagnosed | 3303 | 1486 (45%) | 1017 (30.8%) | 800 (24.2%) | 4.13 | |
Past History of TB | ||||||
No (New case) | 5093 | 2226 (43.7%) | 1649 (32.4%) | 1218 (23.9%) | 4.18 | 0.927 |
Yes (Re-treatment | 1219 | 529 (43.4%) | 392 (32.2%) | 298 (24.4%) | 4.09 | |