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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 262)

From: Improved performance of Xpert MTB/RIF assay on sputum sediment samples obtained from presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis cases at Kibong’oto infectious diseases hospital in Tanzania

Characteristics

Frequency

%

Age group (years)

 ≤ 24

28

10.7

 25–34

46

17.6

 35–44

87

33.2

 45–54

47

17.9

 55+

54

20.6

Sex

 Male

89

34

 Female

173

66

Occupation

 Employed

8

3.1

 Small business

60

22.9

 Peasant

168

64.1

 Mining casual workers

26

9.9

HIV status

 Positive

39

14.9

 Negative

223

85.1

 Median CD4+ T cells counts; n (IQR) cells/μL

285 (162–423)

History of prior TB treatment

 Yes

36

13.7

 No

226

86.3