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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 76 patients with miliary nodules.

From: Frequency and predictors of miliary tuberculosis in patients with miliary pulmonary nodules in South Korea: A retrospective cohort study

Age (yr), median (range)

52 (21–86)

Male

38 (50%)

Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD

21.8 ± 3.0*

Smoking history

 

   Current smoker

12/74 (16%)

   Ex-smoker

3/74 (4%)

   Median pack-years (range)

30 (3–50)

Body temperature > 37.8°C

21/61 (34%)

Leukocytosis (>10,000/mm3)

11/72 (15%)

C-reactive protein (mg/dL), mean ± SD

4.9 ± 5.6

Previous or current malignancy

18 (24%)

Solid organ cancer

12

Hematologic malignancy

6

History of previous TB

5 (7%)

Comorbidities

 

   Diabetes mellitus

2 (3%)

   HIV infection

7 (9%)

   Corticosteroid use

9 (12%)

   Connective tissue disease

6 (8%)

   Solid organ transplantation

2 (3%)

   Chronic kidney disease§

2 (3%)

  1. * Result of 61 subjects
  2. Result of 55 subjects
  3. ‡ Prednisolone equivalent ≥5 mg/d for >3 wk.
  4. §Glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for 3 or more months.