Table 3.
Participant characteristics | ATB [n = 61] | ORDs [n = 82] | LTBI [n = 24] | HCs [n = 37] |
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Sex (male); n [%] | 48 [79] | 61 [74] | 7 [34.7] | 19 [52.9] |
Age (years); median [IQR] | 32 [24–37] | 42 [31–52] | 36 [30–42] | 26 [25–31] |
Weight (kgs); median [IQR] | 50 [46.5–55] | 55.6 [48–61] | 62.5 [53–71] | 62 [58–69] |
Having Cough; n [%] | 61 [100] | 80 [98] | 1 [4] | 2 [5] |
Night sweats; n [%] | 42 [69] | 61 [74] | 2 [8] | 1 [3] |
Loss of Weight; n [%] | 59 [97] | 60 [73] | 3 [12.5] | 0 |
Smoking; n [%] | 19 [31] | 23 [28] | 1 [4] | 5 [13.5] |
Firewood cooking; n [%] | 5 [8] | 18 [22] | 2 [8] | 2 [5.4] |
Alcohol Use; n [%] | 23 [38] | 33 [40] | 4 [16.7] | 10 [27] |
BCG Vaccine; n [%] | 59 [97] | 80 [98] | 24 [100] | 35[94.6] |
Treated for TB before; n [%] | 11 [18] | 16 [20] | 1 [4] | 0 |
Can read; n [%] | 54 [89] | 76 [93] | 23 [95.8] | 37 [100] |
Employed; n [%] | 36 [59] | 54 [66] | 13 [54.2] | 19 [51.4] |
Married; n [%] | 22 [36] | 51 [62] | 18 [75] | 25 [67.6] |
HIV Status; n [%] Positive | 22 [36] | 37 [45] | 5 [20.8] | 0 |
Negative | 39 [64] | 45 [55] | 19 [79.2] | 37 [100] |
CD4 Count (cells/mm3) median [IQR] | 220 [140.5-367.5] | 323 [218–423.5] | 501 [459–563] | NA |
IGRA test; n [%] Positive | 49 [80] | 31 [38] | 24 [100] | 0 |
Negative | 3 [5] | 44 [54] | 0 | 37 [100] |
Indeterminate | 9 [15] | 7 [9] | 0 | 0 |
RNA Yield (ng/µl); median [IQR] | 98.2 [73.4–130] | 66.8 [51.9–92.5] | 59 [44 -84.6] | 91.2 [72.4–117] |
Xpert MTB/RIF; n[%] Positive | 61 [100] | 0 | ND | ND |
Negative | 0 | 82 [100] | ||
MGIT (positive); n[%] Positive | 61 [100] | 0 | ND | ND |
Negative | 0 | 82 [100] |
ND = Not done, NA = Not applicable.