Table 1. Characteristics of overall study population.
| Variables | Study population | ||||
| All screened (n = 15024) | TB (n = 26) | Non-TB (n = 14998) | |||
| Category | Sub categories | number (%) | number (%) | number (%) | p Value |
| Demographics | |||||
| Sex | Male | 6757 (45.0) | 16 (61.5) | 6741 (44.9) | 0.09 |
| Female | 8267 (55.0) | 10 (38.5) | 8257 (55.1) | ||
| Age | 0–14 yrs | 5151 (34.3) | 1 (3.8) | 5150 (34.3) | <0.001 |
| 15–24 yrs | 3739 (24.9) | 7 (26.9) | 3732 (24.9) | ||
| 25–34 yrs | 2601 (17.3) | 4 (15.4) | 2597 (17.3) | ||
| 35–44 yrs | 1665 (11.1) | 4 (15.4) | 1661 (11.1) | ||
| 45–54 yrs | 926 (6.2) | 6 (23.1) | 920 (6.1) | ||
| 55–64 yrs | 553 (3.7) | 2 (7.7) | 551 (3.7) | ||
| 65+ yrs | 389 (2.6) | 2 (7.7) | 387 (2.6) | ||
| Occupation * | Self-employed | 1681(17.0) | 10 (40.0) | 1671 (17.0) | 0.02 |
| Business | 481(4.9) | 2 (8.0) | 479 (4.9) | ||
| Service | 2490 (25.2) | 5 (20.0) | 2485 (25.2) | ||
| Unemployed | 1982 (20.1) | 5 (20.0) | 1977 (20.1) | ||
| Housewife | 3236 (32.8) | 3 (12.0) | 3233 (32.8) | ||
| Smoking | No | 14346 (95.5) | 19 (73.1) | 14327 (95.5) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 678 (4.5) | 7 (26.9) | 671 (4.5) | ||
| Symptoms | |||||
| Cough | No | 14488 (96.4) | 5 (19.2) | 14483 (96.6) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 537 (3.6) | 21 (80.8) | 516 (3.4) | ||
| <2 weeks | 157 (29.2) | 1(4.8) | 156 (30.2) | 0.02 | |
| ≥2 weeks <3 | 47 (8.8) | 3 (14.3) | 44 (8.5) | ||
| ≥3 weeks | 333 (62.0) | 17 (81.0) | 316 (61.2) | ||
| Haemoptysis | No | 14989 (99.8) | 24 (92.3) | 14965 (99.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 35 (0.2) | 2 (7.7) | 33 (0.2) | ||
| Evening rise of temperature | No | 14898 (99.2) | 14 (53.8) | 14884 (99.2) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 126 (0.8) | 12 (46.2) | 114 (0.8) | ||
| Chest pain | No | 14847 (98.8) | 19 (73.1) | 14828 (98.9) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 177 (1.2) | 7 (26.9) | 170 (1.1) | ||
| Shortness of breathe | No | 14884 (99.1) | 11 (42.3) | 14873 (99.2) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 140 (0.9) | 15 (57.7) | 125 (0.8) | ||
| Risk factors | |||||
| Previously diagnosed as TB | No | 14784 (98.4) | 17 (65.4) | 14767 (98.5) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 240 (1.6) | 9 (34.6) | 231(1.5) | ||
| Exposure to TB patient | No | 13991 (93.1) | 25 (96.2) | 13966 (93.1) | >0.1 |
| Yes | 1033 (6.9) | 01 (3.8) | 1032 (6.9) | ||
| BMI * | BMI (≥17.0) | 8676 (87.8) | 12 (48.0) | 8664 (87.9) | <0.001 |
| BMI (<17.0) | 1201 (12.2) | 13 (52.0) | 1188 (12.1) | ||
All value are n (%). p values are comparing TB patients (n = 26) against no. no-TB (n = 14998).
*
Occupation and BMI were calculated among the adult group only;
Fisher exact test are shown in boldface font.