Table 1 Patient Characteristics
From: Factors influencing quality of life in patients with active tuberculosis
| Â | Participants (N = 39) |
|---|---|
Mean age, yrs (SD) | 46.2 (18.4) |
Males, N (%) | 24 (62) |
Foreign-born, N (%) | 15 (38) |
Region of origin, N (%) | |
   Canadian – Caucasian | 10 (26) |
   Canadian – Aboriginal | 14 (36) |
   India/Pakistan | 5 (13) |
   South East Asia | 8 (21) |
   South America | 1 (2) |
   Africa | 1 (2) |
Language used during interview, N (%) | |
   English | 27 (69) |
   Cantonese | 7 (18) |
   Punjabi | 5 (13) |
Interview/focus group session conducted, N (%) | |
   Outpatient clinic | 35 (89) |
   Hospitalized | 4 (11) |
Concurrent illness, N (%) | |
   HIV-positive | 12 (31) |
   Hepatitis B or C | 12 (31) |
   Diabetes mellitus | 5 (13) |
   Cardiovascular disease | 3 (8) |
   Cancer | 3 (8) |
   Epilepsy | 1 (2) |
Alcohol or recreational drug use, N (%) | |
   Alcohol | 8 (21) |
   Drugs | 6 (15) |
Employment status, N (%) | |
   Full-time | 4 (11) |
   Part-time | 5 (13) |
   Unemployed | 20 (50) |
   Retired | 10 (26) |
Income | |
   ≤$15,999 | 35 (89) |
   $16,000 – $39,999 | 1 (2) |
   $40,000 – $49,999 | 1 (2) |
   ≥$50,000 | 1 (2) |
Years of education, mean (SD) | 9.2 (3.1) |
Marital status, N (%) | |
   Single | 14 (38) |
   Married | 11 (28) |
   Common-law | 5 (13) |
   Divorced | 8 (21) |