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Table 1 Study participant’s demographic and clinical characteristics of TB suspects

From: Performance of point-of-care urine test in diagnosing tuberculosis suspects with and without HIV infection in selected peripheral health settings of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Number

Percentage

Sex

 Female

54

44

 Male

68

56

Age (year)

 Adults <65

112

92

 Adults ≥65

10

8

CD4 count (cells/µL)

 CD4 < 200

24

20

 CD4 ≥ 200

98

80

BMI category (kg/m2)

 BMI < 18.5

38

30.1

 18.5 < BMI < 24.99

69

56.6

 BMI ≥25

15

12.3

HIV status

 Positive

21

17.2

 Negative

101

82.8

Sign and symptoms for TB

 Current cough ≥2 weeks

122

100

 Bloody cough

26

21

 Fever

89

73

 Weight loss

82

67

 Chest pain

98

80

 Feeling tired

100

82

 Night sweats

85

70

 Breath shortness

77

63