Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis enrolled in this study.
| Characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Age (Median, IRQ) | 48 (37, 57) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 142 (77.13%) |
| Female | 42 (22.87%) |
| BMI (Median, IRQ) | 19.03 (17.26, 21.09) |
| BMI < 18.5 | 85 (46.20%) |
| Symptoms | |
| Cough | 146 (79.35%) |
| Expectoration | 107 (58.15%) |
| Fever | 17 (9.24%) |
| Hemoptysis | 14 (7.61%) |
| Previous treatment of tuberculosis infection | 98 (53.26%) |
| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (mm/h) | 50.00 (28.00, 85.90) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 31.41 (10.90, 75.50) |
| Image features | |
| Cavity | 96 (52.17%) |
| Calcification | 29 (15.76%) |
| Pleural thickening adhesion | 50 (27.17%) |
| Fibrosis | 49 (26.63%) |
| Patchy or strip-like shadows | 4 (2.17%) |
Values are no. (%) except as indicated.