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Table 1 Image reading and characteristics of participants with high CAD4TB scores from TREATS TB prevalence survey

From: Assessment of non-tuberculosis abnormalities on digital chest x-rays with high CAD4TB scores from a tuberculosis prevalence survey in Zambia and South Africa

Characteristics

Total n (%)

Image reading n (%)

P value

No non-TB abnormalities

Suspected non-TB abnormalities

Overall

525

280 (53.3)

245 (46.7)

 

Sex

 Male

271 (51.6)

142 (52.40)

129 (47.60)

0.657C

 Female

254 (48.4)

138 (54.33)

116 (45.67)

 

Age

 (M/IQR)

46 (33–61)

46.5 (32.5–60)

46 (34–62)

0.478R

Reported cough

 Yes

84 (16.0)

45 (53.57)

39 (46.43)

0.962C

 No

441 (84.0)

235 (53.29)

206 (46.71)

 

Reported weight loss

 Yes

34 (6.5)

16 (47.06)

18 (52.94)

0.448C

 No

491 (93.5)

264 (53.77)

227 (46.23)

 

Reported fever

 Yes

26 (5.0)

15 (57.69)

11 (42.31)

0.648C

 No

499 (95.0)

265 (53.11)

234 (46.89)

 

Reported night sweats

  

-

 

 Yes

31 (5.9)

19 (12)

12 (38.71)

0.360C

 No

494 (94.1)

261 (52.83)

233 (47.17)

 

Reported chest pains

 Yes

52 (9.9)

29 (55.77)

23 (44.23)

0.711C

 No

473 (90.1)

251 (53.07)

222 (46.93)

 

HIV status

 Positive

83 (15.8)

44 (53.01)

39 (46.99)

0.509C

 Negative

285 (54.3)

158 (55.44)

127 (44.56)

 

 Unknown

157 (29.9)

78 (49.68)

79 (50.32)

 

History of smoking

 Yes

226 (43)

161 (53.85)

138 (46.15)

0.786C

 No

299 (57)

119 (52.65)

107 (47.35)

 

Current alcohol drinkers

 Yes

208 (39.6)

114 (54.81)

94 (45.19)

0.583C

 No

317 (60.4)

166 (52.37)

151 (47.63)

 

CAD4TB score

 (M/ IQR)

81 (73–92)

79 (73–89)

83 (74–94.5)

0.002R*

CAD4TB score category

 70–80

259 (49.3)

117 (45.17)

142 (54.83)

0.001C*

 81–90

116 (22.1)

70 (60.34)

46 (39.66)

 

 91–100

150 (28.5)

93 (62.00)

57 (38.00)

 

Country

 South Africa

249 (47.4)

137 (55.02)

112 (44.98)

0.462C

 Zambia

276 (52.6)

143 (51.81)

133 (48.19)

 
  1. n Frequency, % Percentage, M/IQR Median and Interquartile range, TB Tuberculosis, CAD4TB Computer aided detection for tuberculosis, C Chi square test, R Wilcoxon ranksum test
  2. *Statistically significant at 5% significance level