Table 3.
Comparison of the most statistically significant ASIA symptoms and trigger factors in the comparison groups.
| ASIA symptoms and trigger factors | Pulmonary tuberculosis n=41 |
Healthy subjects n=40 |
χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| ASIA symptoms | ||||
| General weakness | 31 (75.6) | 2 (5.0) | 41.8 | <0.001 |
| Postural tachycardia | 2 (4.9) | 0 | 2.0 | p>0.15 |
| Arthralgia | 2 (4.9) | 0 | 2.0 | p>0.15 |
| Sleep disturbances | 2 (4.9) | 0 | 2.0 | p>0.15 |
| Memory disturbances | 2 (4.9) | 0 | 2.0 | p>0.15 |
| Cognitive impairment | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 0.9 | p>0.3 |
| Postural tachycardia | 2 (4.9) | 0 | 2.0 | p>0.15 |
| ASIA trigger factors | ||||
| Allergy reactions | 6 (14.6) | 12 (30.0) | 0.356 | p>0.05 |
| Smoking | 12 (29.2) | 39 (97.5) | 33.81 | p<0.001 |
| Piercing (including earrings) | 8 (19.5) | 4 (10.0) | 0.32 | p>0.05 |
| Tattoos, Skin fillers (collagen, hyaluronic acid, silicone, etc), Metal structures, Dental amalgam, Metal and silicone implants of any localization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaccinations received over the past ten years before the onset of the disease | 8 (19.5) | 12 (30.0) | 0.36 | p>0.05 |