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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 150 patients with pleural effusion.

From: Evaluation of real-time PCR of patient pleural effusion for diagnosis of tuberculosis

 

TB

(n = 98)

non-TB(n = 52)

p value

Mean age (years)

36

60

<0.01

Gender [n (%)]

  

0.40

   Male

67 (68.4)

32 (61.5)

 

   Female

31 (31.6)

20 (38.5)

 

Race [n (%)]

  

0.12

   White

45 (46.4)

31 (59.6)

 

   Non-white

52 (53.6)

21 (40.4)

 

   Unknown

1

0

 

Pleural effusion extension* & [n (%)]

  

0.03

   Limited

25 (25.8)

18 (35.3)

 

   Moderate

59 (60.8)

20 (39.2)

 

   Extensive

13 (13.4)

13 (25.5)

 

   Unknown

1

1

 

Pleural effusion location* [n (%)]

  

0.63

   Unilateral

93 (95.9)

 

48 (94.1)

   Bilateral

4 (4.1)

3 (5.9)

 

   Unknown

1

1

 

Parenchyma alteration* [n (%)]

  

0.22

   No

65 (67)

29 (56.9)

 

   Yes

32 (33)

22 (43.1)

 

   Unknown

1

1

 
  1. * Chest radiographic aspects
  2. & Limited: pleural effusion affecting less than one third of the hemithorax
  3. Moderate: pleural effusion affecting between one third and two thirds of the hemithorax Extensive: pleural effusion affecting more than two thirds of the hemithorax.