Table 1. Demographic profile of bacteriologically confirmed through Xpert (BC) and clinically diagnosed (CD) among smear negative presumptive TB patients in TB DOTS facility, Dasmariñas and Trece Martirez City, 2017.
| Characteristics | BC (n = 48) | CD (n = 97) |
Chi-Square p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Sex | Female | 14 | 29.2 | 40 | 41.2 | 0.157 |
| Male | 34 | 70.8 | 57 | 58.8 | ||
| Age Group | < 45 yo | 36 | 75 | 57 | 58.8 | 0.055 |
| = >45 yo | 12 | 25 | 40 | 41.2 | ||
| Mean (SD) Age in years | 36.8 | (13.8) | 40.9 | (18.6) | 0.132 | |
| Employment | Yes | 21 | 43.8 | 37 | 38.1 | 0.517 |
| No | 27 | 56.3 | 60 | 61.9 | ||
| Educational Attainment | Not attended school / Primary School | 14 | 29.2 | 32 | 33 | 0.642 |
| Secondary school / University/ College | 34 | 70.8 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Body Mass Index Category | Underweight | 27 | 56.3 | 28 | 28.9 | 0.009 |
| Normal | 19 | 39.6 | 55 | 56.7 | ||
| Overweight | 1 | 2.1 | 11 | 11.3 | ||
| Obese | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| Smoking | Current smoker | 12 | 26.1 | 27 | 28.4 | 0.476 |
| Former smoker | 5 | 100 | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| Never smoked | 29 | 63 | 63 | 66.3 | ||
| Alcohol | Drinker | 28 | 58.3 | 54 | 55.7 | 0.761 |
| Non-drinker | 20 | 41.7 | 43 | 44.3 | ||