Variables | TB patients NÂ =Â 128 | Healthy controls NÂ =Â 141 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean age ± SD) | 33,43 ± 13.24 | 32.41 ± 11.10 | ||
Gender [n (%)] | ||||
 Men | 94 | 73.4% | 101 | 71.6% |
 Women | 34 | 26.6% | 40 | 28.4% |
Clinical feature | ||||
 Hemoptysis | 55/128 | 43% |  |  |
 Expectoration | 117/128 | 91% |  |  |
 Fever | 112/128 | 87% |  |  |
 Cough | 125/128 | 98% |  |  |
 weight loss | 122/128 | 95% |  |  |
 Abnormality shown by chest X-ray examination | 128/128 | 100% |  |  |