Risk Factors of Gout in MDR-TB Patients in Eritrea: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Summary of major adverse drug reactions among MDR-TB patients and their association with incident gout.

Adverse Drug Reaction	Cases	Controls	P-value
Hypothyroidism
Yes	26	24	0.657
No	16	18
GI upset
Yes	22	11	0.014
No	20	31
Tachycardia
Yes	22	11	0.014
No	20	31
Alopecia
Yes	13	6	0.068
No	29	36
Psychotic symptoms
Yes	7	5	0.533
No	35	37
Insomnia
Yes	8	4	0.212
No	34	38
Other Symptoms
Yes	9	14	0.213
No	33	28

GI: gastrointestinal. P-value was obtained from Chi-square goodness of fit test.