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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 70 patients with suspect tuberculosis, Tanzania, 2008–9, by age and randomization group, n(%) or median (intraquartile range)

From: A randomized controlled trial of standard versus intensified tuberculosis diagnostics on treatment decisions by physicians in Northern Tanzania

    

Age ≥6 years

 

Age <6 years

 
 

All

Standard

Intensified

Standard

Intensified

Standard

Intensified

All

70

37

33

27 (57)

20 (43)

10 (43)

13 (57)

Female

35

21 (57)

14 (42)

14 (52)

9 (45)

7 (78)

5 (42)

Age (years), participants ≥6 years

37 (28–48)

37 (28–48)

37 (30–46)

38 (29–50)

38 (31–46)

n/a

n/a

Age (months), participants <6 years

16 (6–22)

21 (5–47)

11 (6–19)

n/a

n/a

21 (5–47)

10.5 (6–18)

Enrolled from outpatient

4 (6)

1 (3)

3 (9)

1 (4)

3 (15)

0

0

Days ill prior to enrollment

21 (16–60)

30 (20–60)

21 (14–44)

45 (30–60)

21 (14–60)

14 (12–17)

20 (14–36)

Fever

52 (74)

27 (73)

25 (76)

19 (70)

13 (65)

8 (80)

12 (92)

Cough

68 (97)

35 (95)

33 (100)

27 (100)

19 (95)

9 (90)

13 (100)

Weight loss

45 (64)

22 (60)

23 (70)

17 (63)

16 (80)

5 (50)

7 (54)

Night sweats

21 (30)

10 (27)

11 (33)

10 (37)

6 (20)

1 (10)

4 (31)

Clinical suspicion extrapulmonary TB

3 (4)

2 (5)

1 (3)

2 (7)

1 (5)

0

0

Chest radiograph suspect TB*†

31 (50)

19 (51)

12 (41)

15 (56)

9 (45)

3 (30)

4 (30)

Chest infiltrates, no other suspicious features

19 (31)

8 (24)

11 (38)

4 (15)

5 (20)

7 (60)

3 (23)

Previously treated for TB

4 (6)

3 (8)

1 (3)

3 (11)

1 (5)

0

0

Malnourished**

39 (56)

20 (54)

19 (58)

15 (56)

11 (55)

5 (50)

8 (62)

HIV infection

34 (49)

15 (41)

19 (58)

13 (48)

13 (65)

2 (20)

6 (46)

<12 months since HIV diagnosis†‡

28 (82)

15 (100)

13 (68)

8 (30)

13 (100)

1 (50)

5 (83)

Antiretroviral therapy at enrollment†

13 (38)

5 (33)

8 (42)

4 (15)

7 (35)

1 (50)

1 (17)

CD4+ cell count/mm3‡

180 (10–405)

172 (17–293)

180 (9–578)

172 (15–291)

19 (8–229)

n/a

n/a

CD4+ cell percentage‡

0.9 (0.2–16)

0.5 (0.2–21)

0.9 (0.2–16)

n/a

n/a

23 (0.5-45)

16 (8–30)

  1. *Presence of cavitation, micronodules, pleural effusion with infiltrate, or infiltrate pattern suspicious for TB as per radiologist.
  2. **Body mass index <20 or weight for height >2 standard deviations below mean.
  3. †Percentages of those with available data.
  4. ‡Among HIV infected.
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