Table 2.
First presenting symptoms of patients with sputum smear-negative TB
|
Symptoms |
All suspects |
TB |
Non-TB |
P-value |
OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 126 | N = 54 | N = 72 | |||
| Cough, n (%) |
70 (55.6) |
34 (63.0) |
36 (50.0) |
0.147 |
1.70 (0.827–3.493) |
| Sputum, n (%) |
42 (33.3) |
18 (33.3) |
24 (33.3) |
1.000 |
1.00 (0.473–2.114) |
| Fever, n (%) |
27 (21.4) |
13 (24.1) |
14 (19.4) |
0.531 |
1.31 (0.559–3.087) |
| Hemoptysis, n (%) |
31 (24.6) |
7 (13.0) |
24 (33.3) |
0.009 |
0.30 (0.117–0.757) |
| Chest wall pain, n (%) |
22 (17.5) |
13 (24.1) |
9 (12.5) |
0.090 |
2.22 (0.870–5.662) |
| Weight loss, n (%) | 4 (3.2) | 3 (5.6) | 1 (1.4) | 0.313 | 4.18 (0.422–41.308) |
Definition of abbreviations: TB = tuberculosis, n = number, OR = odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.