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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Sensitivity and specificity of routine diagnostic work-up for tuberculosis in lung clinics in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a cohort study

Characteristics

Overall (n = 339)

Diagnosis not revised (n = 324)

Diagnosis revised (n = 15)

TB (n = 126)

Non-TB (n = 198)

Non-TB to TB (n = 14)

TB to Non-TB

(n = 1)

Symptoms, n(%)

Cough>2 weeks

329 (97.1)

122 (96.8)

192 (97)

14 (100)

1 (100)

Unintentional weight loss

211 (62.2)

109 (86.5)

92 (46.5)

9 (64.3)

1 (100)

Night sweats

167 (49.3)

92 (73.0)

69 (34.8)

5 (35.7)

1 (100)

Sputum smear microscopy, n(%)

Positive

115 (33.9)

114 (90.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (100)

Negative

224 (66.1)

12 (9.5)

198 (100)

14 (100)

0 (0)

Mycobacterial culture, n(%)

M. tuberculosis

113 (33.3)

96 (76.2)

7 (3.5)

10 (71.4)

0 (0)

NTM*

17 (5)

11 (8.7)

6 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Negative

209 (61.7)

19 (15.1)

185 (93.4)

4 (28.6)

1 (100)

Chest X-ray findings at presentation, n(%)

Suggestive of TB

158 (46.6)

117 (92.9)

33 (16.7)

7 (50)

1 (100)

Not suggestive of TB

181 (53.4)

9 (7.1)

165 (83.3)

7 (50)

0 (0)

Follow-up, n(%)

Suggestive of TB

140 (41.3)

126 (100)

0 (0)

14 (100)

0 (0)

Not suggestive of TB

199 (58.7)

0 (0)

198 (100)

0 (0)

1 (100)

  1. *NTM: Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria