Table 4.

Comparison of chest computed tomography findings of active and subclinical tuberculosis diseases

Radiographic findings	All patients (n = 412)	Active TB disease (n = 331)	Subclinical TB disease (n = 81)
Multiple lobe involvement	168 (36.1–45.6%)	144 (38.3–48.9%)	24 (20.8–40.3%)
Tree-in-bud sign	247 (55.1–64.6%)	191 (52.3–62.9%)	56 (58.4–78.1%)
Cavitation	165 (35.4–44.9%)	129 (33.9–44.3%)	36 (34.1–55.3%)
Consolidation	242 (53.9–63.4%)	204 (56.3–66.7%)	38 (36.4–57.7%)
Fibrotic scar	73 (14.3–21.7%)	65 (15.7–24.3%)	8 (5.1–18.3%)
Atelectasis	71 (13.9–21.2%)	62 (14.9–23.3%)	9 (6.0–19.8%)
Emphysema	58 (11.1–17.8%)	45 (10.3–17.7%)	13 (9.6–25.5%)
Bronchiectasis	82 (16.3–24.0%)	67 (16.3–24.9%)	15 (11.6–28.3%)

Values were expressed as numbers with 95% confidence intervals of their proportion

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