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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 21.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 5;82:66–72. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.02.039

Table 1.

Characteristics of the overall study cohort and by adjunctive surgical resection status.

Variables Total
n = 58 (%)
Surgical resection
n = 27 (%)
No surgical resection
n = 31 (%)
p-Valuea
Age, yearsb 31 (24–42) 26 (23–39) 35 (28–45) 0.01
Male sex 33 (57) 14 (52) 19 (61) 0.65
BMI (kg/m2) at follow-upb 24 (21–27) 23 (21–26) 24 (21.5–26.9) 0.89
Tobacco use 23 (40) 10 (37) 13 (42) 0.91
Alcohol use 11 (19) 3 (11) 8 (26) 0.28
Diabetes 5 (9) 1 (4) 4 (13) 0.44
Hepatitis C 4 (7) 1 (4) 3 (10) 0.71
TB case definition 0.02
 New 24 (41) 16 (59) 8 (26)
 Prior TB 34 (59) 11 (41) 23 (74)
Baseline CXR findings
 Multilobar 36 (62) 14 (52) 22 (71) 0.22
 Bilateral 25 (43) 7 (26) 18 (58) 0.03
 Bilateral cavities 13 (22) 1 (4) 12 (39) <0.01
Follow-up CXR findings (n = 54)
 Multiple nodules 22 (38) 0 22 (71) <0.01
 Cavity 12 (21) 0 12 (39) <0.01
 Fibrosis 30 (52) 5 (19) 25 (81) <0.01
 Bronchiectasis 7 (12) 0 7 (23) 0.02
 Pleural adhesions 10 (17) 4 (15) 6 (19) 0.73
Drug resistance
 Pre XDR or XDR 25 (43) 17 (63) 8 (26) 0.01
Surgery type
 Lobectomy 10 (37)
 Segmentectomy 15 (56)
 Thoracoplasty 2 (7)
Treatment duration
 Monthsb 23.0 (21–25) 25 (22–27) 22 (21–24) 0.02
Follow-up timec
 Monthsb 41.2 (29–50) 39 (33–46) 43 (29–51) 0.53
Pulmonary function
 FVC (ml)b 3520 (2760–4780) 3985 (3078–4953) 3300 (2575–4455) 0.07
 FEV1 (ml)b 2600 (1870–3837) 2990 (2070–3900) 2050 (1515–3520) 0.10
 Peak expiratory flowb 75 (52–91)

BMI, body mass index; TB, tuberculosis; CXR, chest X-ray; XDR, extensively drug-resistant; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV, forced expiratory volume.

a

Two-sided Chi-square and t-test statistics used.

b

Values are given as the median (interquartile range).

c

Time from end of treatment to follow-up study visit.