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Table 1 Patients' characteristics and respiratory physicians' diagnoses

From: Diagnostic accuracy of an integrated respiratory guideline in identifying patients with respiratory symptoms requiring screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Median (range)

Age (range), years

48 (15–89)

 

No. (%) (N = 1392)

Female, No. (%)

876 (63)

Previously diagnosed respiratory illnesses,

 

Previous tuberculosis

202 (15)

On tuberculosis treatment**

2 (0.1)

Asthma

592 (43)

Chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD)

281 (20)

Other current illnesses

 

Cardiovascular disease

523 (38)

Diabetes

107 (8)

Allergic rhinitis

225(16)

Smoking history*

 

Never smoked

330 (24)

Ex-smoker

407 (29)

Current smokers

653 (47)

Respiratory diagnoses made by specialist physicians†

 

Suspected tuberculosis

260 (19%)

Asthma

508 (36%)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

381 (27%)

Acute exacerbation of asthma/COPD

293 (21%)

Lower respiratory tract infection

283 (20%)

Allergic rhinitis

245 (17%)

Chronic bronchitis

66 (5%)

Upper respiratory tract infection

40 (3%)

  1. * Missing data for two patients ** Excluded from subsequent analyses
  2. † Up to four diagnoses per patient