Table 3.
Characteristics of Gender, Hospitalization, Area of Lymph Node Involvement, Symptoms and Disease Course According to Groups
| Individuals (n:317) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | TB LAP n (%) | Other Diagnosesn (%) | Malignancy n (%) | Total n (%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 92 (49.5) | 25 (40.3) | 31 (44.9) | 148 (46.7) |
| Female | 94 (50.5) | 37 (59.7) | 38 (55.1) | 169 (53.3) |
| p > 0.05 * | ||||
| Hospitalization | ||||
| Yes | 38 (20.4) | 9 (14.5) | 36 (52.2) | 83 (26.2) |
| No | 148 (79.6) | 53 (85.5) | 33 (47.8) | 234 (73.8) |
| p < 0.05 | ||||
| LAP region | ||||
| Cervical | ||||
| Yes | 123 (66.1) | 43 (69.4) | 49 (71.0) | 215 (67.8) |
| No | 63 (33.9) | 19 (30.6) | 20 (29.0) | 102 (32.2) |
| p > 0.05 | ||||
| Supraclavicular | ||||
| Yes | 28 (15.1) | 5 (8.1) | 6 (8.7) | 39 (12.3) |
| No | 158 (84.9) | 57 (91.9) | 63 (91.3) | 278 (87.7) |
| p > 0.05 | ||||
| Submandibular | ||||
| Yes | 22 (11.8) | 6 (9.7) | 3 (4.3) | 31 (9.8) |
| No | 164 (88.2) | 56 (90.3) | 66 (95.7) | 286 (90.2) |
| p > 0.05 | ||||
| Symptoms | ||||
| LAP swelling | ||||
| Yes | 154 (82.8) | 46 (74.2) | 51 (73.9) | 251 (79.2) |
| No | 32 (17.2) | 16 (25.8) | 18 (26.1) | 66 (20.8) |
| p < 0.05 | ||||
| Fever | ||||
| Yes | 69 (37.1) | 27 (43.5) | 35 (50.7) | 131 (41.3) |
| No | 117 (62.9) | 35 (56.5) | 34 (49.3) | 186 (58.7) |
| p < 0.05 | ||||
| Weight loss | ||||
| Yes | 26 (14.0) | 1 (1.6) | 21 (30.4) | 48 (15.1) |
| No | 160 (86.0) | 61 (98.4) | 48 (69.6) | 269 (84.9) |
| p < 0.05 | ||||
| Disease Course | ||||
| Recovery | 175 (94.1) | 60 (96.8) | 14 (20.3) | 249 (78.5) |
| Complications, Relaps, Death, Unknown | 11 (5.9) | 2 (3.2) | 55 (79.7) | 68 (21.5) |
| p < 0.05 | ||||
Note: *Pearson’s chi-square test.