| |
All participant (N = 170)
|
Male TB patient (N = 113)
|
Female TB patient (N = 57)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Age
|
43.1 ± 19.1
|
42.7 ± 18.2
|
44.1 ± 20.7
|
0.646
|
|
Body mass index
|
21.1 ± 2.8
|
19.3 ± 6.2
|
17.3 ± 9.0
|
0.148
|
|
Respiratory symptoms
| | | | |
|
any symptom
|
66.4% (113/170)
|
69.0% (78/113)
|
61.4% (35/57)
|
0.390
|
|
cough
|
55.9% (95/170)
|
58.4% (66/113)
|
50.9% (29/57)
|
0.414
|
|
sputum
|
40.6% (69/170)
|
44.2% (50/113)
|
33.3% (19/57)
|
0.189
|
|
hemoptysis
|
4.1% (7/170)
|
3.5% (4/113)
|
5.3% (3/57)
|
0.688
|
|
duration (weeks)
|
6.1 ± 14.0
|
5.3 ± 9.2
|
6.8 ± 19.8
|
0.499
|
|
General symptoms
|
30.6% (52/170)
|
34.5% (39/113)
|
22.8% (13/57)
|
0.081
|
|
Smoking
| | | | |
|
Current Smoker
|
32.9% (56/170)
|
45.1% (51/113)
|
8.8% (5/57)
|
<0.001
|
|
Ex-smoker
|
22.9% (39/170)
|
24.8% (28/113)
|
19.3% (11/57)
|
0.448
|
|
Pack year
|
10.9 ± 15.6
|
13.5 ± 15.7
|
3.4 ± 12.0
|
<0.001
|
|
Radiographic extent
| | | | |
|
minimal
|
59.4% (101/170)
|
51.3% (58/113)
|
75.4% (43/57)
|
0.009
|
|
moderate
|
29.4% (50/170)
|
34.5% (39/113)
|
19.3% (11/57)
| |
|
far-advanced
|
11.2% (19/170)
|
14.2% (16/113)
|
5.3% (3/57)
| |
|
Cavity on chest radiograph
|
24.1% (41/170)
|
31.0% (35/113)
|
10.5% (6/57)
|
0.004
|
|
Smear positivity
|
42.9% (73/170)
|
46.0% (52/113)
|
36.8% (21/57)
|
0.325
|
|
Culture positivity
|
59.4% (101/170)
|
62.8% (71/113)
|
52.6% (30/57)
|
0.247
|
- Note. ─ Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of patients. TB tuberculosis.
