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. 2020 Sep 21;12(9):e10580. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10580

Table 5. Showing comparisons between sputum-positive and sputum-negative PTB.

PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis

Type of PTB Number of patients (%) P-value
Comorbidity No comorbidity Total
Sputum positive (SP) 36 20 56 0.07
Sputum negative (SN) 18 9 27
Total 54 29 83 -
Type of PTB Number of patients (%) P-value
Diabetes No diabetes Total
SP 20 36 56 0.08
SN 15 12 27
Total 35 48 83 -