TABLE 1.
Demographic, clinical, and radiological data for TB patients and symptomatic controls undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy
| Characteristic | Value for group (na) |
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis (17) | Controls (18) | ||
| Mean age, yr (range) | 34 (25.5–46.5) | 43.5 (34.25–50.25) | NS |
| No. (%) of patients | |||
| Male | 12 (70) | 14 (77) | NS |
| Smoker, current or former | 10 (58) | 12 (65) | NS |
| Clinical features | |||
| Hemoptysis | 8 (47) | 5 (27) | NS |
| Dyspnea | 17 (100) | 12 (67) | NS |
| Cough | 13 (76) | 8 (44) | <0.05 |
| Weight Loss | 10 (59) | 3 (17) | <0.05 |
| Fever | 14 (78) | 5 (28) | <0.05 |
| Abnormal respiratory examination | 8 (47) | 12 (67) | NS |
| Hospitalization | 5 (29) | 4 (22) | NS |
| Previous TB | 0 | 0 | NS |
| TB household contacts | 10 (59) | None known | |
| Mean CXR score [0–10] (range) | 5 (3.5–6.5) | 1 (0–4.5) | 0.0082 |
a
n, no. of patients.
b
Comparison between groups was performed by Fisher's exact test. NS, not significant.