Table 1 Background Characteristics of newly diagnosed smear positive tuberculosis patients at the Chest Clinic of the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Accra, Ghana, 2017
| Â | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 38.70 ± 13.97 |  |
Sex | ||
 Female | 31 | 21.20 |
 Male | 115 | 78.80 |
Highest educational level | ||
 Tertiary | 23 | 15.75 |
 O-Level/A-level/SHS | 32 | 21.92 |
 Middle School/ JHS | 54 | 36.99 |
 Primary | 14 | 9.59 |
 None | 13 | 8.90 |
 Other | 10 | 6.85 |
Marital Status | ||
 Single | 75 | 51.37 |
 Married | 62 | 42.47 |
 Separated/Divorced | 9 | 6.16 |
Employment status | ||
 Unemployed | 38 | 26.03 |
 Employed | 108 | 73.97 |
Alcohol intake | ||
 Yes | 22 | 15.07 |
 No | 124 | 84.93 |
Smoking | ||
 Yes | 10 | 6.85 |
 No | 136 | 93.15 |
Weight (mean ± SD) | 52.74 ± 8.94 |  |
Height (mean ± SD) | 1.68 ± 0.08 |  |
BMI | ||
 Above 30 (Obese) | 1 | 0.68 |
 25–29.9 (Overweight) | 2 | 1.37 |
 18.5–24.9 (Normal) | 40 | 27.4 |
 Below 18.5 (Underweight) | 103 | 70.55 |
 Mean ± SD | 18.49 ± 3.00 |  |
2-HPP Glucose (mmol/L) | ||
 Diabetes (> 11.1) | 17 | 11.64 |
 Impaired (7.8–11.1) | 42 | 28.77 |
 Normal (< 7.8) | 87 | 59.59 |
 Mean ± SD | 8.35 ± 3.44 |  |
Fasting Plasma Glucose (mmol/L) | ||
 Diabetes (> 7.1) | 5 | 3.42 |
 Impaired (6.1–7) | 8 | 5.48 |
 Normal (< 6.1) | 133 | 91.1 |
 Mean ± SD | 5.12 ± 1.52 |  |