Table 2: Demographic characteristics of study population.
| Characteristics | Patients (n = 61) | |
| Frequency (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 37 (60.7%) |
| Female | 24 (39.3%) | |
| Race | Malay | 36 (59%) |
| Chinese | 16 (26.2%) | |
| Indian | 2 (3.3%) | |
| Indonesian | 3 (4.9%) | |
| Burmese | 4 (6.6%) | |
| Nationality | Malaysian | 54 (88.5%) |
| non-Malaysian | 7 (11.5%) | |
| Occupation | Professional | 6 (9.8%) |
| White-collar | 5 (8.2%) | |
| Blue-collar | 10 (16.4%) | |
| self-employed | 9 (14.8%) | |
| Unemployed | 31 (50.8%) | |
| Marital status | Married | 38 (62.3%) |
| Single | 22 (36.1%) | |
| Divorced | 1 (1.6%) | |
| Sexual preference | Heterosexual | 49 (80.3%) |
| Bisexual | 5 (8.2%) | |
| Not sure | 5 (11.5%) | |
| Smoking history | Active | 21 (34.4%) |
| Ex-smoker | 10 (16.4%) | |
| Sexual promiscuity | Yes | 5 (8.2%) |
| Intravenous drug abuser | Yes | 3 (4.9%) |
| No | 58 (95.1%) | |
| Past history of PTB | Yes | 5 (8.2%) |
| No | 56 (91.8%) | |
| Past history of EPTB | Yes | 3 (4.9%) |
| No | 58 (95.1%) | |
| History of PTB contact | Yes | 1 (1.6%) |
| No | 60 (98.4%) | |
| Co-Morbiditis | Yes | 28 (45.9%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 17 (27.9%) |
| Hypertension | Yes | 19 (31.1%) |
| Ischemic heart disease | Yes | 5 (8.2%) |
| Connective tissue disorder | Yes | 2 (3.3%) |
| HIV | Yes | 7 (11.5%) |
| No | 54 (88.5%) | |
| TBM diagnosis | Definite | 10 (16.4%) |
| Probable | 11 (18%) | |
| Possible | 40 (65.6%) |
PTB = Pulmonary Tuberculosis, EPTB = Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, TBM = Tuberculous meningitis.