Analysis of the influencing factors and clinical related characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 1 General demographic characteristics of the observed and control groups, n (%)

Characteristics	Observation group (n = 105)	Control group (n = 210)	χ2/t	P value
Age (yr)	55.3 ± 11.5	55.7 ± 11.4	-0.254	0.800
Gender			0.009	0.926
Male	80 (76.2)	159 (75.7)
Female	35 (23.4)	51 (24.3)
marital status			7.307	0.007
Unwed/divorced/widowed	14 (13.3)	27 (12.9)
Married	91 (86.7)	183 (87.1)
Educational level			0.335	0.163
Illiteracy	13 (12.4)	32 (15.2)
Primary school	18 (17.1)	32 (15.2)
Middle school	62 (59.1)	126 (60.0)
College degree or above	12 (11.4)	20 (9.5)
Occupation			6.491	0.261
Housework and unemployed	34 (32.4)	65 (30.9)
Peasant	22 (21.0)	65 (30.9)
Office worker	13 (12.4)	27 (12.9)
Self-employed worker	12 (11.4)	23 (11.0)
Worker	14 (13.3)	21 (10.0)
Other	10 (9.5)	9 (4.3)
Worker's insurance			2.293	0.130
Yes	45 (42.9)	109 (51.9)
No	60 (57.1)	101 (48.1)