Table 1– Patient demographics# and urine colour change at different time-points
Patient demographics (n=105)
Sex59 males (56%)46 female (44%)
Age yearsMedian (range) 33 (17–74)Mean±sd 35.7±12.1
Ethnicity30 Black African/Caribbean (29.1%)53 Indian/Pakistani
Asian (50%)
15 Asian other (14.6%)3 mixed race (2.9%)4 White (3.9%)
Smoking habit76 never-smoked (72.4%)8 ex-smokers/recently stopped (7.6%)19 current smokers (18.1%)2 chewing tobacco (1.9%)
Alcohol consumption93 non-drinkers (88.6%)12 drinkers (11.4%)Mean±sd 8.8±11.5 units per weekMedian 4.0 units per week
Tuberculosis drugs97 standard chemotherapy (92.4%)8 chemoprophylaxis (7.6%)
Other prescribed drugs3 possible drug effect on isoniazid metabolism (2.9%)35 unlikely drug effect on isoniazid metabolism (33.3%)67 none prescribed (63.8%)
Recreational drug use (n=98)2 reported (2%)96 not reported (98%)
Urine colour change at different time-points after final isoniazid dose
Time from last dose of isoniazidUrine samples testedPurple (positive)Blue (positive)Green (intermediate)Yellow (negative)
 ≤12 h9975 (76)24 (24)00
 24 h10517 (16)69 (66)18 (17)1 (1)
 48 h10505 (5)84 (80)16 (15)
 72 h1040014 (13)90 (87)
  • Data are presented as n or n (%), unless otherwise stated. #: rifampicin and vitamin B6 ceased 12 h before first sample.