Table 4.
Pulmonary and non-pulmonary diagnoses among controls.
| Controls (N = 612) n (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Pulmonary | |
| Pneumonia | 159 (25.98%) |
| Lung Malignancy/Mass/Metastasis | 94 (15.36%) |
| Pleural Diseases (not PTB) | 87 (14.22%) |
| Bronchiectasis | 54 (8.82%) |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 35 (5.72%) |
| Interstitial Lung Disease | 26 (4.25%) |
| Aspergillosis | 16 (2.61%) |
| Bronchial Asthma | 13 (2.12%) |
| Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infection | 5 (0.82%) |
| Other | 45 (7.35%) |
| Non-Pulmonary | |
| Malignancies | 22 (3.59%) |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 15 (2.45%) |
| Sepsis | 7 (1.14%) |
| Other | 34 (5.56%) |
PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis. Note: Pleural diseases include pleural effusion, empyema, pyopneumothorax, pneumothorax, hydropneumothorax.