Table 1: Socio-Demographic Status of TB-Drug Induced Hepatitis Patients.
Variables |
Gender |
X2 |
P-value |
Male |
Female |
n(%) |
n(%) |
No of patients |
146 (76.8) |
44 (23.2) |
|
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
Mean Age (Years) |
47.49 ± 14.28 |
45.0 ± 14.96 |
|
|
≤ 35 |
25(67.6) |
12(32.4) |
2.221 |
0.136* |
> 35 |
121(79.1) |
32(20.9) |
Body Weight (Kg) |
|
|
|
|
Mean Weight |
45.63 ± 10.99 |
46.49 13.83 |
|
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
Malay |
45(70.3) |
19(29.7) |
4.215 |
0.239* |
Chinese |
74(82.2) |
16(17.8) |
Indian |
20(80) |
5(20) |
Others |
7(63.6) |
4(36.4) |
Residence |
|
|
|
|
Urban |
108(71.5) |
43(28.5) |
11.695 |
0.001* |
Rural |
38(97.4) |
1(2.6) |
Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
Married |
47(68.1) |
22(31.9) |
4.636 |
0.31* |
Unmarried |
99(81.8) |
22(18.2) |
Employment Status |
|
|
|
|
Employed |
48(78.7) |
13(21.3) |
1.606 |
0.448* |
Unemployed |
82(78.1) |
23(21.9) |
Unknown |
16(66.7) |
8(33.3) |
Education Level |
|
|
|
|
Formal education |
137(77.8) |
39(22.2) |
1.339 |
0.247* |
No formal education |
9(64.3) |
5(35.7) |
Smoking Habit |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
97(95.1) |
5(4.9) |
41.246 |
<0.001* |
No |
49(55.7) |
39(44.3) |
Alcohol Drinking Habit |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
37(97.4) |
1(2.6) |
11.246 |
0.001* |
No |
109(95.6) |
43(28.5) |
IVDU |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
43(95.6) |
2(4.4) |
11.604 |
0.001* |
No |
103(71.0) |
42(29.0) |
*Chi-square *Fisher-exact test