Table 1 Patient characteristics
| Â | Â | Pre-ICF | Post-ICF | Post-ICF | P-value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Â | PCF suspects | PCF suspects | ICF suspects | PCF pre vs PCF post | PCF post vs ICF post |
|  |  | N = 220 (100%) | N = 229 (58%) | N = 165 (42%) |  |  |
Sex (n [%]) | Male | 112 (51) | 95 (41) | 51 (31) | 0.045 | 0.032 |
Female | 108 (49) | 134 (59) | 114 (69) | Â | Â | |
Age (years, mean [SD]) | Â | 35 (9.2) | 36 (10.1) | 40 (10.0) | 0.300 | <0.001 |
ART (n [%])* | Yes | 68 (31) | 75 (33) | 74 (45) | 0.411 | 0.007 |
| Â | No | 149 (68) | 147 (64) | 91 (55) | Â | Â |
Time at IDI since registration (days, median [IQR]) | Â | 94 (4, 1005) | 57 (1, 1437) | 1015 (128, 1830) | 0.696 | <0.001 |
Symptoms (n [%])* | Pulmonary | 164 (75) | 187 (82) | 138 (84) | 0.033 | 0.011 |
| Â | Only B-symptoms | 20 (9) | 23 (10) | 5 (3) | Â | Â |
| Â | Missing | 36 (16) | 19 (8) | 22 (13) | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | TB patients | TB patients | TB patients | Â | Â |
|  |  | N = 139 (63%) | N = 131 (57%) | N = 49 (30%) |  |  |
Type of TB (n [%]) | Smear positive | 60 (43) | 39 (30) | 19 (39) | 0.051 | 0.824 |
| Â | Smear negative | 20 (14) | 28 (21) | 12 (24) | Â | Â |
| Â | Extrapulmonary | 54 (39) | 51 (39) | 15 (31) | Â | Â |
| Â | Missing | 5 (4) | 13 (10) | 3 (6) | Â | Â |