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. 2020 Mar-Apr;46(2):e20180198. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20180198

Table 4. Comparison between spirometry results and chest X-ray results of patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis who had no history of lung disease or smoking (n = 177); 2014-2015.

Spirometry resultsb Chest X-ray resultsa
Normal NTA-I NTA-II NTA-III
(n = 68) (n = 72) (n = 31) (n = 6)
n % n % n % n %
Normal spirometry 35 46.7 29 38.7 10 13.3 1 1.3
Obstructive lung disease 11 28.9 19 50.0 8 21.1 0 0.0
Restrictive lung disease 17 37.0 18 39.1 9 19.6 2 4.3
Obstructive lung disease with reduced FVC 5 27.8 6 33.3 4 22.2 3 16.7
a

According to the National Tuberculosis Association (NTA) classification system. 25 ) bAccording to the recommendations of the Brazilian Thoracic Association guidelines. 16 ) Chi-square test; p = 0.01.