Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients
From: Prospective evaluation of GeneXpert for the diagnosis of HIV- negative pediatric TB cases
Total | Confirmed TB | Probable TB | Possible TB | TB unlikely | Not TB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 150 (%) | N =38 (%) | N = 60 (%) | N = 33 (%) | N = 17 (%) | N = 2 (%) | |
Gender | P* = 0.3237 | |||||
Boy | 98 (65.3) | 23 (60.5) | 40 (66.7) | 25 (75.8) | 10 (52.6) | 1 (50.0) |
Girl | 52 (34.7) | 15 (39.5) | 20 (33.3) | 8 (24.2) | 9 (41.4) | 1 (50.0) |
Age (months) Median [IQR] | 18.5[5–170] | 121.5[4.9-173] | 14[4.95-159] | 18[5–160.4] | 19[7.6-171] | 41[32–50] |
Weight (kg) Median [IQR] | 10[5–34.4] | 24.5[6.4-47.4] | 8.7[5.3-37.1] | 10[5.6-39] | 10.2[6.8-46.1] | 11.9[6.4-47.5] |
Height (cm) Median [IQR] | 83[60–162] | 131[63–162.8] | 78[61–157.4] | 78[59.7-160] | 83 [67–155.8] | 91[84.7-97.3] |
BCG | P* = 0.6129 | |||||
Yes | 133 (88.7) | 29 (76.3) | 55 (91.7) | 31 (93.9) | 18 (94.7) | 2 (100) |
No | 16 (10.7) | 8 (21.1) | 5 (8.3) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0) |
Unknown | 1 (0.67) | 1 (2.63) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
TB contact | P* < 0.001 | |||||
Yes | 30 (20.0) | 12 (31.6) | 16 (26.7) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Family member | 27 (90.0) | 11 (91.7) | 14 (87.5) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
No | 120 (80.0) | 26 (68.4) | 42 (73.3) | 31 (94.0) | 19 (100) | 2 (100) |