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Table 1 Proportions of abnormal CXR among patients in three general hospitals, Vietnam

From: A descriptive study of TB cases finding practices in the three largest public general hospitals in Vietnam

CXR

Total

CXR Normal

CXR Abnormal

p value*

  

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Total

 

599

100

208

34.7

391

65.3

 

Sex

       

< 0.001

 

Male

332

55.4

87

26.2

245

73.8

 
 

Female

267

44.6

121

45.3

146

54.7

 

Age group

       

< 0.001

 

15-24

54

9

24

44.4

30

55.6

 
 

25-34

86

14.4

44

51.2

42

48.8

 
 

35-44

82

13.7

25

30.5

57

69.5

 
 

45-54

120

20

46

38.3

74

61.7

 
 

55-64

121

20.2

34

28.1

87

71.9

 
 

65+

136

22.7

35

25.7

101

74.3

 

Age (years) mean+/− sd

50.1 (17.5)

46.5 (17.3)

52.0 (17.4)

< 0.001

Hospital

       

< 0.001

 

Bachmai

198

33.1

56

28.3

142

71.7

 
 

Hue

199

33.2

32

16.1

167

83.9

 
 

Choray

202

33.7

120

59.4

82

40.6

 
  1. CXR = Chest X-ray.
  2. * P value by Chi square test.