Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants suspected of having pleura TB
Characteristics | Diagnostic Class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pleural TB cases (155) n (%) | Non pleural TB cases (64) n (%) | Odds ratios (95% CI) | P value | Total (219) n (%) | |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 121 (78.1) | 37 (57.4) | 2.60 (1.39–4.85) | < 0.01 | 158 (72.1) |
 Female | 34 (21.9) | 27 (42.6) | 1.00 | Ref. | 61 (27.9) |
Age group (years) | |||||
  < 25 | 24 (15.5) | 3 (4.9) | 4.00 (1.03–15.60) | 0.04 | 27 (12.3) |
 25~44 | 62 (40.0) | 11 (18.0) | 2.82 (1.14–6.98) | 0.02 | 73 (33.3) |
 45~64 | 41 (26.5) | 36 (59.0) | 0.57 (0.26–1.24) | 0.16 | 77 (35.2) |
  ≥ 65 | 28 (18.1) | 14 (23.0) | 1.00 | Ref. | 42 (19.2) |
Residence | |||||
 Rural | 77 (57.4) | 29 (63.9) | 1.19 (0.66–2.14) | 0.56 | 106 (48.4) |
 Urban | 78 (42.6) | 35 (41.0) | 1.00 | Ref. | 113 (51.6) |
Diabetes | |||||
 Yes | 17 (11.0) | 7 (11.5) | 1.00 (0.40–2.55) | 0.96 | 24 (11.0) |
 No | 138 (89.0) | 57 (88.5) | 1.00 | Ref. | 195 (89.0) |