Table 3 Univariate analysis of chest CT lesion degree (numeric variables).

From: A valuable computed tomography-based new diagnostic tool for severe chest lesions in active pulmonary tuberculosis: combined application of influencing factors

Variable

Stage 1, 2 APTB (n = 178)

Stage 3 APTB (n = 285)

Test value

P value

Missing data n (%)

Median (interquartile range)a

Missing data n (%)

Median (interquartile range)a

Age (years)

0

45.00 (26.75–60.00)

0

53.00 (42.00–64.50)

31795.50

<0.001*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

3 (1.69)

19.267 (17.928–21.223)

2 (0.70)

19.111 (17.313–20.957)

22619.00

0.119

Duration of symptoms (days)

0

60.00 (15.00–183.00)

0

183.00 (30.00–1095.00)

33495.50

<0.001*

White blood cell (×109/L)

0

6.29 (5.15–7.95)

0

7.19 (5.57–8.98)

29818.00

0.001*

Hematocrit (%)

0

38.00 ± 6.21

0

36.42 ± 6.16

2.682

0.008*

Platelet (×109/L)

0

247.00 (194.00–315.25)

0

279.00 (208.50–346.50)

28635.00

0.020*

ESR (mm/H)

15 (8.43)

40.00 (21.00–68.00)

32 (11.23)

58.00 (33.00–78.00)

25879.50

<0.001*

Albumin (g/L)

0

32.49 ± 5.61

0

29.58 ± 6.07

5.176

<0.001*

Globulin (g/L)

3 (1.69)

31.34 (27.81–35.07)

2 (0.70)

32.93 (29.50–36.96)

29100.50

0.002*

Albumin-globulin ratio

3 (1.69)

1.036 (0.859–1.288)

2 (0.70)

0.879 (0.719–1.083)

17218.50

<0.001*

CD4 T lymphocytes (cells/μL)

32 (17.98)

317.50 (250.00–401.50)

40 (14.04)

293.00 (196.50–419.50)

16090.00

0.097

CD8 T lymphocytes (cells/μL)

32 (17.98)

274.50 (189.75–382.75)

40 (14.04)

258.00 (170.50–349.50)

16524.00

0.208

  1. APTB: active pulmonary tuberculosis; CT: computed tomography; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate. aData are presented as the value of variable; *Significant influence.