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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study groups

From: Impact of nucleic acid amplification test on pulmonary tuberculosis notifications and treatments in Taiwan: a 7-year single-center cohort study

Basic profile

Group A

Group B

P value

Notified cases

482 cases

185 cases

 

Mean age (y)

65.7 ± 18.0

62.4 ± 20.1

0.051b

Age groups

 0–18 (y)

8 (1.7%)

2 (1.1%)

0.125a

 19–64 (y)

188 (39.0%)

88 (47.6%)

 

 ≥65 (y)

286 (59.3%)

95 (51.3%)

 

Male/female

299 cases/183 cases

119 cases/66 cases

0.647a

  1. aUsing Chi-squared or Fisher’s exact tests (two-tailed)
  2. bUsing Wilcoxon rank-sum test
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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