Table 2.
Disease sites in older and younger tuberculosis patients
| Characteristics | Older | Younger | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sites of disease |
n = 199 |
n = 271 |
|
| Pulmonary TB |
155 (78) |
183 (68) |
0.044 |
| Pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB |
18 (9) |
39 (14) |
|
| Extrapulmonary TB |
26 (13) |
49 (18) |
|
| Locations of pulmonary TB |
n = 173 |
n = 222 |
|
| Upper* |
109 (63) |
159 (72) |
0.066 |
| Middle or lower |
64 (37) |
65 (28) |
|
| Locations of extrapulmonary TB† |
n = 44 |
n = 88 |
|
| Pleural TB |
24 (53) |
36 (41) |
0.144 |
| Tuberculous lymphadenitis |
8 (18) |
31 (35) |
0.046 |
| Skeletal TB |
7 (16) |
10 (11) |
0.582 |
| Tuberculous pericarditis |
4 (9) |
2 (2) |
0.095 |
| Miliary TB |
1(2) |
4 (5) |
0.664 |
| Tuberculous peritonitis |
2 (4) |
2 (2) |
0.600 |
| CNS TB |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
1.000 |
| Intestinal TB |
0 (0) |
3 (3) |
0.550 |
| Genitourinary TB | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 0.550 |
The data are presented as n (%).
*: Lesion of the upper lobe only or upper lobe with other lobe.
†: Including multiple locations of TB.
TB = tuberculosis.