Table 1 Patient demographics and symptoms for patients of three groups.

From: Distinguishing tuberculosis from non-tuberculous mycobacteria and other respiratory conditions by microbiome patterns

 

TB

n = 38

NTM

n = 29

Others

n = 41

Demographics

Age

61.79 ± 16.06

63.55 ± 12.94

62.22 ± 12.39

Sex, male

25 (65.79)

4 (13.79)

22 (53.66)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.34 ± 3.34

20.77 ± 2.82

21.95 ± 2.66

Smoking

9 (23.68)

0 (0)

7 (17.1)

Alcohol

20 (52.63)

3 (10.34)

13 (31.7)

Comorbidities

HTN

11 (28.9)

7 (24.1)

15 (36.6)

DM

7 (18.4)

1 (3.4)

3 (7.3)

Symptom

   

Cough, sputum

7 (18.4)

18 (62.1)

22 (53.7)

Dyspnea

3 (7.9)

2 (6.9)

3 (7.3)

Chest pain

1 (2.6)

1 (3.4)

2 (4.9)

Hemoptysis

1 (2.6)

1 (3.4)

4 (9.8)

Fever

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (2.4)

  1. Notes: Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and percentage (number) for categorical variables.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; NTM, non-tuberculosis mycobacterium; TB, tuberculosis.
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