Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and TB diagnostic outcomes of study participants^*

Characteristic	HIV-positive n (%) or median [IQR]	HIV-negative n (%) or median [IQR]	P value
Total	723 (60.5)	420 (35.1)
Male sex	253 (35.0)	177 (42.1)	0.019
Age, years	36 [30.0–42.0]	39 [30.0–54.0]	<0.001
Previously treated for TB	138 (19.1)	35 (8.3)	<0.001
CD4 count, cells/μl	149 [69–255]		—
Duration of TB symptoms, weeks	11.5 [4.0–20.0]	12 [4.0–24.0]	0.506
Diagnosed with smear- or culture-  positive TB during study	67 (9.3)	17 (4.0)	0.001
Diagnosed with smear- and  culture-negative TB during study†	110 (15.2)	17 (4.0)	<0.001
TB case definitions not met, but  treated for TB	5 (0.7)	0	0.090

^*HIV status unknown in 52 (4.4%).

^†Two additional participants were diagnosed with smear- and culture-negative TB who did not undergo HIV testing.

TB = tuberculosis; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; IQR = interquartile range.