Characteristics of TB in patients grouped by hyponatremia.

Patients with TB and hyponatremia had more frequent infectious, pulmonary, malignant and cardiovascular comorbidities. When we analysed the cardiovascular comorbidities in-depth, neither arterial hypertonia nor coronary heart disease was associated with increased hyponatremia. TB severity was not associated with hyponatremia. Group comparison is shown with absolute frequencies (n), percentages with 95% CI, and unadjusted p-values (Chi-squared tests, if not stated otherwise). Note that the interpretation of the p-values is descriptive. TB, tuberculosis. CNS, central nervous system. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus infection. ICU, intensive care unit. GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.