Diagnostic Accuracy of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Sputum-Scarce or Smear-Negative Cases with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of enrolled patients.

	Number	PTB	Non-PTB	value
Number of patients	107	46	61
Age (years) ()				<0.001
Gender				0.229
Male, (%)	56	21 (45.65)	35 (57.38)
Female, (%)	51	25 (54.35)	26 (42.62)
BMI ()				<0.001
Male	56			<0.001
Female	51			<0.001
Smoking history				0.205
Smoker	25	8	17
Nonsmoker	82	38	44
T-SPOT.TB assay				<0.001
Positive	56	35	21
Negative	51	11	40
Comorbidities				0.365
Yes	28	10	18
No	79	36	43
Glucocorticoid usage				0.383
Yes	15	8	7
No	92	38	54
Abnormality on chest radiograph				0.801
Upper lobe of left lung	23	12	11
Lower lobe of left lung	18	7	11
Upper lobe of right lung	29	13	16
Middle lobe of right lung	14	5	9
Lower lobe of right lung	22	8	14
Hilum pulmonale	1	1	0

Comparison between the left and upper and lower right and middle right lobe.