Table 1 Baseline characteristics of smear-negative presumptive TB patients, overall and by whether they had received an Xpert® MTB/RIF
Characteristic | No XP | XP | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n [%]) | 236 (57.4) | 175 (42.6) | 411 (100) | ||
Age (mean [SD]) | 38 (9) | 40 (11) | 39 (10) | 0.10 | |
Female sex (n [%]) | 133 (56.4) | 99 (56.6) | 232 (56.4) | 0.97 | |
CD4 count (median [IQR])* | 274 (147, 422) | 275 (179, 478) | 275 (162, 426) | 0.73 | |
ART at TB treatment initiation (n [%]) | 116 (49.2) | 89 (50.9) | 205 (49.9) | 0.73 | |
Prior TB treatment (n [%]) | 34 (14.4) | 29 (16.6) | 63 (15.3) | 0.55 | |
Symptomatology at presentation (n [%]) | Cough | 228 (96.6) | 173 (98.9) | 401 (97.6) | 0.14 |
Fever | 169 (71.6) | 124 (70.9) | 293 (71.3) | 0.87 | |
Night sweats | 112 (47.5) | 88 (50.3) | 200 (48.7) | 0.57 | |
Weight loss | 80 (33.9) | 63 (36) | 143 (34.8) | 0.66 | |
Anorexia | 113 (47.9) | 84 (48) | 197 (47.9) | 0.98 | |
Chest pain | 64 (27.1) | 57 (32.6) | 121 (29.4) | 0.23 |