Impacts of hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection with tuberculosis, a prospective cohort study

Table 4 The effect of hepatitis B viral infection on tuberculosis (n = 3537)

		Hepatitis B positive		Hepatitis B negative		X²	P-value
		Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	X²	P-value
Treatment outcome	Good	368	68.9	2688	89.5	162	< 0.01
Treatment outcome	Bad	166	31.1	315	10.5	162	< 0.01
Retreatment category	Yes	250	46.8	251	8.4	552	< 0.01
Retreatment category	No	284	43.2	2752	91.6	552	< 0.01
Severity of tuberculosis	Severe	427	80	616	20.5	771	< 0.01
Severity of tuberculosis	Not severe	107	20	2387	79.5	771	< 0.01

The impacts of hepatitis B viral infection on tuberculosis were presented. The effects of hepatitis B viral infection on tuberculosis treatment outcome (Good, Bad), re-treatment category (Yes, No), and severity of tuberculosis (Severe, not severe) were presented using the X² with its associated P-values

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