Table 1 Comparison of participants with and without tuberculous pleuritis
From: Performance of Xpert® MTB/RIF in diagnosing tuberculous pleuritis using thoracoscopic pleural biopsy
Characteristics | Overall (n = 160) | Pleural tuberculosis (n = 113) | No pleural tuberculosis (n = 47) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 49.2 ± 15.4 | 45.9 ± 15.7 | 57.2 ± 11.2 | < 0.001 |
Males, n (%) | 98 (61.2) | 74 (65.5) | 24 (51.1) | 0.088 |
Disease duration (weeks) | 6.5 ± 8.6 | 4.9 ± 5.9 | 10.5 ± 12.1 | < 0.001 |