The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression

Table 2 Discretization of numerical variables

	0	1	2	3	4
Highest body temperature*(℃)	< 37.3	37.4–38.4	38.5–38.9	39.0–39.9	≥ 40.0
ESR*(mm/h)	< 20.0	20.1–49.9	50.0–79.9	80.0–99.9	≥ 100.0
ALB* (g/L)	≤ 30.0	30.1–32.9	33.0–35.9	36.0–39.9	≥ 40.0
HGB* (g/L)	< 60.0	60.1–89.9	90.0–109.9	110.0–119.9	≥ 120.0
PC * (%)	≤ 0.10	0.11–0.19	0.20–0.39	0.40–0.89	≥ 0.90
Number of infected pulmonary lobes # (n)	1	2	3	4	5
Age^# (y)	≤ 29	30–39	40–49	50–59	≥ 60

HGB hemoglobin, ALB albumin, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, PCT procalcitonin
*Ranges are assigned according to the degrees of the abnormality in the clinical practice; ^#Assigned by equal intervals

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