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. 2023 Sep 6;23:328. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02617-y

Table 5.

Statistically significant results from Table 5, by PPV, 95% CI and OR for high contagiosity, and sensitivity and specificity. Assorted by OR

OR 95% CI PPV Sensitivity Specificity
Haemoptysis 4.33 1,7–10,9 81% 17% 96%
Cough 3.00 1,8 − 4,9 67% 58% 69%
Weight loss 2.96 1,8 − 4,9 67% 48% 76%
Cavitation in CT 2.75 1,7 − 4,4 62% 62% 63%
Cavitation in CXR 2.55 1,5 − 4,5 68% 36% 82%
Tree-in-bud in CT 2.12 1,2–3,7 64% 32% 82%
Non-foreign residency 1.89 1,1–3,3 48% 71% 18%
Auscultation 1.83 1,0–3,2 62% 28% 83%
Active case finding 0.42 0,3 − 0,7 58% 75% 45%
Previous TB 0.40 0,2 − 0,7 36% 19% 64%