Table 3.
The relationship between M. tuberculosis exposure history and characteristics of the patients according to presence of radiological pneumonia
| Radiological pneumonia* |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 263; %65.6) |
Yes (n = 138; %29.7) |
||
| Patient with tuberculosis in the institution, n (%) | |||
| No | 81 (35.1) | 39 (32.5) | 0.631a |
| Yes | 150 (64.9) | 81 (67.5) | |
| Tuberculosis unit in the institution, n (%) | |||
| No | 113 (45.9) | 62 (47.0) | 0.847a |
| Yes | 133 (54.1) | 70 (53.0) | |
| History of direct care to a tuberculosis patient, n (%) | |||
| No | 175 (72.9) | 79 (60.8) | 0.016a |
| Yes | 65 (27.1) | 51 (39.2) | |
| History of direct contact to a tuberculosis patient, n (%) | |||
| No | 153 (69.5) | 73 (57.9) | 0.029a |
| Yes | 67 (30.5) | 53 (42.1) | |
| History of tuberculosis, n (%) | |||
| No | 71 (98.6) | 40 (93.0) | 0.114a |
| Yes | 1 (1.4) | 3 (7.0) | |
| Presence of BCG Scar, n (%) | |||
| No | 31 (11.8) | 8 (5.8) | 0.054a |
| Yes | 232 (88.2) | 130 (94.2) | |
| History of PPD positivity, n (%) | |||
| No | 205 (77.9) | 108 (78.3) | 0.942a |
| Yes | 58 (22.1) | 30 (21.7) | |
| Presence of a first-degree family member who had tuberculosis, n (%) | |||
| No | 221 (89.5) | 97 (77.6) | 0.002a |
| Yes | 26 (10.5) | 28 (22.4) | |
| Number of BCG Scar, Mean ± SD | 1.37 ± 0.64 | 1.46 ± 0.65 | 0.079b |
| PPD Result, Mean ± SD | 9.51 ± 7.87 | 10.31 ± 9.33 | 0.835b |
*Since radiological pneumonia information was not available in 13.8% of the patients, the rates are given according to the ones whose information can be accessed.