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Table 4 Association between clinical characteristics and depression and its severity in patients with PTB in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, 2015

From: Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Southwest Region of Cameroon

Variable

Severity of depression, N (%)

P-value

No depression

Mild

Moderate

BMI

 Underweight

22 (8.3)

22 (8.3)

34 (12.8)

<0.001

 Normal weight

73 (27.5)

65 (24.5)

31 (47.7)

 Overweight

8 (3)

10 (3.8)

0

Sputum smear

 Positive

77 (29.1)

69 (26)

58 (21.9)

0.022

 Negative

69 (26.0)

28 (10.6)

7 (2.6)

Treatment status

 New case

95 (35.8)

78 (29.4)

40 (15.1)

0.016

 Retreatment

78 (29.4)

19 (7.2)

25 (9.4)

Stopped treatment before completion

 Yes

9 (3.4)

17 (6.4)

20 (7.5)

0.001

 No

94 (35.5)

80 (30.2)

45 (17.0)

Patient status

 Hospitalised

35 (13.2)

32 (12.1)

39 (14.7)

0.001

 Outpatient

68 (25.7)

65 (24.5)

26 (9.8)

Severity of symptoms

 No symptoms

23 (8.7)

16 (6.0)

0

0.073

  < 4 symptoms

51 (19.2)

55 (20.8)

28 (10.6)

  > 4 symptoms

29 (10.9)

26 (9.8)

37 (14)

Co-morbidities

 Yes

21 (7.9)

39 (14.7)

40 (15.1)

<0.001

 No

82 (30.9)

58 (21.9)

25 (9.4)

Family history of mental illness

 Yes

15 (5.7)

24 (9.1)

29 (10.9)

<0.001

 No

88 (33.2)

29 (10.9)

36 (13.6)