Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients
From: Treatment outcome of new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Penang, Malaysia
Characteristics | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|
Form of TB | Â |
S+ PTB* | 326 (97.02) |
S+ PTB* and EPTB†| 10 (2.98) |
Number of TB symptoms | Â |
≤2 | 95 (28.27) |
3–4 | 169 (50.30) |
≥5 | 72 (21.43) |
History of cough | Â |
<4Â weeks | 76 (22.62) |
≥4 weeks | 260 (77.38) |
Cough type | Â |
Productive | 241 (71.73) |
Non-productive | 95 (28.27) |
X-ray lesions | Â |
Unilateral | 143 (42.56) |
Bilateral | 193 (57.44) |
Lung cavities | Â |
No cavity | 154 (45.83) |
Single cavity | 90 (26.79) |
Two cavities | 37 (11.01) |
Multiple cavities | 55 (16.37) |
Comorbidities | Â |
Diabetes | 131 (38.99) |
Hypertension | 46 (13.69) |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | 16 (4.76) |
Other comorbidities | 42 (12.50) |