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Table 1 self-reported clinical symptoms and other clinical profile of new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending selected health facilities of two zones of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 875)

From: Delay in treatment initiation and its association with clinical severity and infectiousness among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, northern Ethiopia

Variable Categories

Frequency

Percent

Symptoms

Cough

868

99.2

Fever

425

48.6

Chest pain

389

44.5

Weight loss

398

45.5

Haemoptysis

204

23.3

Othersa

449

51.3

Presence of other chronic diseasesb (excluding HIV)

Yes

23

2.6

No

852

97.4

HIV status

Positive

99

11.3

Negative

776

88.7

BMI

Normal (> 18)

391

44.7

16–18

251

28.7

< 16

233

26.6

MUAC (in MM)

Normal (> 220)

323

36.9

200–220

346

39.6

< 200

206

23.5

Clinical score

Mild (< 8)

430

49.1

Severe (> 8)

445

50.9

Level of infectiousness

Lower

452

51.7

Higher

423

48.3

  1. aSweating, loss of appetite, fatigue, chill, malaise b diabetes, arthritis, epilepsy, chronic liver disease, Visceral leishmaniasis, COPD; BMI (Body Mass Index); MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference)