Table 1 Demographic characteristics of hospitalized adult patients with PTB
PTB n = 224 (%) | AFB negative n = 130 (%) | AFB positive n = 94 (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.23 | |||
Male | 111 (49.5) | 60 (46.2) | 51 (54.3) | |
Female | 113 (50.5) | 70 (53.8) | 43 (45.7) | |
Age (years) | 55.60 ± 15.86 | 50.41 ± 15.95 | 51.13 ± 16.13 | 0.74 |
16–18 | 8 (3.6) | 3 (2.3) | 4 (4.2) | |
19–30 | 19 (8.5) | 11 (8.5) | 8 (8.6) | |
31–45 | 51 (22.8) | 31 (23.8) | 20 (21.2) | |
≥ 45 | 146 (65.1) | 85 (65.4) | 63 (67) | |
Ethnicity | 0.21 | |||
Han | 144 (64.3) | 88 (67.7) | 56 (59.6) | |
Minority | 80 (35.7) | 42 (32.3) | 38 (40.4) | |
Degree of education | 0.89 | |||
Primary | 43 (19.2) | 27 (20.8) | 16 (17) | |
Middle | 97 (43.3) | 55 (42.3) | 42 (44.7) | |
College | 60 (26.8) | 35 (26.9) | 25(26.6) | |
Smoking history | 63 (28.1) | 26 (20) | 37 (39.4) | < 0.01* |
Drinking history | 40 (17.9) | 17 (13) | 23 (3.2) | 0.03* |
HIV Positive | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0.39 |
BCG scars | 202 (90.2) | 119 (91.5) | 83 (88.3) | 0.42 |
Previous PTB | 28 (12.5) | 17 (13.1) | 11 (11.7) | 0.76 |
Chronic disease | ||||
Heart disease | 24 (10.7) | 14 (10.8) | 10 (10.6) | 0.97 |
Pulmonary disease | 18 (8) | 13 (10) | 5 (5.3) | 0.20 |
Liver disease | 6 (2.7) | 4 (3.1) | 2 (2.1) | 0.66 |
Kidney disease | 3 (1.3) | 1(0.8) | 2 (2.1) | 0.38 |
Neurologic disease | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0.39 |
Diabetes | 36 (16.1) | 15 (11.5) | 21 (22.3) | 0.03* |
Hypertension | 51 (22.8) | 27 (20.8) | 24 (25.5) | 0.23 |