Research Article
Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda
Table 2
Characteristics of study participants.
| | Participant Characteristics | Frequency (n=363) | Percentage (%) |
| | History of smoking | | | | Never | 258 | 71.1 | | Past smoker (≥6 months ago) | 50 | 13.8 | | Current smoker (<6 months ago) | 55 | 15.2 | | Alcohol usage | | | | Never | 176 | 48.5 | | Past alcohol use (≥6 months ago) | 58 | 16.0 | | Current alcohol use (<6 months ago) | 129 | 35.5 | | Bacillary Load Grade (n = 351) | | | | Very Low | 47 | 13.4 | | Low | 81 | 23.1 | | Medium | 121 | 34.5 | | Very High | 102 | 29.1 | | Rifampicin Resistance (n=304) | | | | Detected | 58 | 19.1 | | Indeterminate | 1 | 0.3 | | Symptom Burden | | | | <4 symptoms (Low) | 134 | 36.9 | | 4-7 Symptoms (High) | 229 | 63.1 | | Body Mass Index (BMI) | | | | Underweight | 188 | 51.8 | | Normal | 158 | 43.5 | | Overweight | 14 | 3.9 | | Obese | 3 | 0.8 | | Temperature (n=361) | | | | Hypothermic | 120 | 33.2 | | Normal | 193 | 53.5 | | Hyperthermic | 48 | 13.3 | | Red Blood Cell Count1 | | | | <Lower Limit of Normal (LLN) | 80 | 22.0 | | Normal | 257 | 70.8 | | >Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) | 26 | 7.2 | | White Blood Cell Count1 (n=357) | | | | <LLN | 11 | 3.1 | | Normal | 237 | 66.4 | | >ULN | 109 | 30.5 | | Anemia (n=358) | | | | Severe Anemia | 24 | 6.7 | | Moderate Anemia | 101 | 28.2 | | Mild Anemia | 85 | 23.7 | | Normal Hemoglobin | 148 | 41.3 |
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Ranges for cell counts are for adult Ugandans [ 42]. |
