Research Article
Evaluation of Loopamp Assay for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cambodia
Table 1
Demographic and clinical features of the study population and culture-confirmed tuberculosis cases in smear microscopy center study.
| | Characteristics | Study population
N (%) | Culture-confirmed TB cases
N (%) |
| | Age (year) | Total | 499 | 157 | | 18-24 | 36 (7.2) | 16 (10.2) | | 25-34 | 83 (16.6) | 31 (19.7) | | 35-44 | 67 (13.4) | 26 (16.6) | | 45-54 | 94 (18.8) | 33 (21.0) | | 55-64 | 98 (19.6) | 26 (16.6) | | ≥ 65 | 121 (24.2) | 25 (15.9) |
| | Sex | Total | 499 | 157 | | Men | 280 (56.1) | 103 (65.6) | | Women | 219 (43.9) | 54 (34.4) |
| | Symptoms | Total | 499 | 157 | | Fever | 497 (99.6) | 156 (98.1) | | Cough | 487 (97.6) | 154 (96.9) | | Chest discomfort | 463 (92.8) | 143 (89.9) | | Weight loss | 453 (90.8) | 150 (94.3) | | Breathlessness | 98 (19.6) | 35 (22.0) | | Hemoptysis | 63 (12.6) | 23 (14.5) |
| | Abnormal chest X-ray | | 421/426 (98.8) | 141/141 (100) |
| | Previous treatment for TB disease | | 129/482 (26.8) | 18/154 (11.7) |
| | TB contact | | 74/496 (14.8) | 13/156 (8.3) |
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