Table 1.
Epidemiological details of the study subjects used in this study.
| Study groups | Total | ATB | NTB | Healthy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject (n) | 72 | 29 | 20 | 23 |
| Clinical sites (AGMC/AMC/NHAK) | 46/14/12 | 15/8/6 | 14/3/3 | 17/3/3 |
| Mean age (range) in years | 42.94 (16–83) | 41.62 (17–83) | 46.30 (25–66) | 41.43 (16–75) |
| Male (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| AFB or GeneXpert (+ve/−ve/na) | 29/20/23 | 29/-/- | -/20/- | -/-/23 |
| Alcoholic (yes/no/Ex/na) | 12/38/1/21 | 1/16/-/12 | 4/12/1/3 | 7/10/-/6 |
| Smoker (yes/no/Ex/na) | 20/28/3/21 | 4/11/2/12 | 7/9/1/3 | 9/8/-/6 |
| Expectoration (yes/no/na) | 41/14/17 | 23/5/1 | 15/2/3 | 3/7/13 |
| Cough (yes/no/na) | 49/6/17 | 25/3/1 | 17/-/3 | 7/3/13 |
| Fever (yes/no/na) | 19/33/18 | 13/15/2 | 6/8/3 | -/10/13 |
| Hemoptysis (yes/no/na) | 10/46/16 | 7/22/- | 3/14/3 | -/10/13 |
| Chest Pain (yes/no/na) | 24/31/17 | 15/13/1 | 6/11/3 | 3/7/13 |
| Breathlessness (yes/no/na) | 21/33/17 | 13/14/1 | 6/11/3 | 2/8/13 |
| Wheeze (yes/no/na) | 15/38/19 | 9/18/2 | 4/12/4 | 2/8/13 |
AGMC, Agartala Government Medical College Agartala; AMC, Assam Medical College-Dibrugarh; NHAK, Nagaland Hospital Authority-Kohima; +ve, positive; −ve, negative; na, Not available; n, sample size (available data).