Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 157 patients diagnosed with CASTB.
| Patients (n = 157) | |
|---|---|
| Age [mean (SD)] | 32.5 (11.41) |
| Age categories (y) | |
| <20 | 10 (6.4%) |
| 20–29 | 73 (46.5%) |
| 30–39 | 32 (20.4%) |
| 40–49 | 24 (15.3%) |
| 50–59 | 15 (9.6%) |
| ≥60 | 3 (1.9%) |
| BMI [mean (SD)] | 20.93 (3.12) |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | |
| <18.5 (underweight) | 33 (21.0%) |
| 18.5–24.9 (normal weight) | 113 (72.0%) |
| 25.0–29.9 (overweight) | 9 (5.7%) |
| ≥30.0 (obese) | 2 (1.3%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 25 (15.9%) |
| Female | 132 (84.1%) |
| National minority | |
| Yes | 14 (8.9%) |
| No | 143 (91.9%) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 121 (77.1%) |
| Rural | 36 (22.9%) |
| Education | |
| College or above | 58 (36.9%) |
| High school or less | 99 (63.1%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 104 (66.2%) |
| Spinsterhood | 53 (33.8%) |
| Smoking history | |
| Never-smoker | 150 (95.5%) |
| Former or current smoker | 7 (4.5%) |
| Diabetes | |
| Yes | 3 (1.9%) |
| No | 154 (98.1%) |
| History of PTB | |
| Yes | 40 (25.5%) |
| No | 117 (74.5%) |
| Drug resistance | |
| Yes | 14 (8.9%) |
| No | 85 (54.1%) |
| Yes | 18 (11.5%) |
| No | 139 (88.5%) |
| Symptoms at presentation | |
| Cough | |
| Yes | 132 (84.1%) |
| No | 25 (15.9%) |
| Expectoration | |
| Yes | 118 (75.2%) |
| No | 39 (24.8%) |
| Shortness of breath | |
| Yes | 91 (58.0%) |
| No | 66 (42.0%) |
| Hemoptysis | |
| Yes | 29 (18.5%) |
| No | 128 (81.5%) |
| Weight loss | |
| Yes | 40 (25.5%) |
| No | 117 (74.5%) |
| Treatment methods | |
| Bronchoscopic intervention | 123 (78.3%) |
| Cryotherapy | 120 (76.4%) |
| Electric coagulation | 94 (59.9%) |
| Balloon dilatation | 104 (66.2%) |
| Stent insertion | 13 (8.3%) |
| Surgical operation | 2 (1.3%) |
Data are expressed as numbers (percentages). CASTB, central airway stenosis due to tracheobronchial tuberculosis; BMI, body mass index.