Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
From: The value of initial cavitation to predict re-treatment with pulmonary tuberculosis
Case (n = 68) N (%) | Control (n = 223) N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cavitation on initial CXR | 32 (47.1) | 67 (30.0) | <0.001 |
Age (year) | |||
<60 | 22 (32.4) | 101 (45.3) | <0.001 |
≥60 | 46 (67.6) | 122 (54.7) | |
Sex, male | 50 (73.5) | 169 (75.8) | 0.707 |
History of smoking | 42 (61.2) | 102 (45.7) | 0.020 |
Cancer | 6 (8.8) | 8 (3.6) | 0.098 |
DM | 9 (13.2) | 22 (9.8) | 0.441 |
HBV/HCV | 12 (17.6) | 24 (10.8) | 0.145 |
Coexisting of extra-pulmonary lesion | 16 (23.5) | 42 (18.8) | 0.153 |
Culture positive or/and smear-positive | 32 (50.0) | 91 (43.5) | 0.364 |