Table 1 Clinical manifestation of adolescent patients with pulmonary TB
From: Clinical features of Tibetan adolescent tuberculosis at high altitudes: a retrospective study
Clinical manifestation | Adolescent group (n = 63) | Adult group (n = 192) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
History of TB exposure | 24 (38.1%) | 16 (8.3%) | 31.769 | < 0.001 |
Subclinical pulmonary TB | 15 (23.8%) | 16 (8.3%) | 10.639 | < 0.001 |
Active pulmonary TB | 48 (76.2%) | 176 (91.7%) | 10.639 | < 0.001 |
Cough | 41 (65.1%) | 136 (70.8%) | 0.740 | 0.390 |
Sputum | 31 (49.2%) | 124 (64.6%) | 4.705 | 0.030 |
Chest pain | 17 (27.0%) | 83 (43.2%) | 5.252 | 0.022 |
Back pain | 12 (19.0%) | 70 (36.5%) | 6.591 | 0.010 |
Fever | 22 (34.9%) | 66 (34.4%) | 0.060 | 0.0937 |
Weakness | 12 (19.0%) | 64 (33.3%) | 4.627 | 0.031 |
Shortness of breath | 14 (22.2%) | 59 (30.7%) | 1.680 | 0.195 |
Night sweat | 13 (20.6%) | 48 (25.0%) | 0.497 | 0.481 |
Headache | 7 (11.1%) | 24 (12.5%) | 0.860 | 0.770 |
Hemoptysis | 4 (6.3%) | 21 (10.9%) | 1.129 | 0.288 |
Abdominal pain | 8 (12.7%) | 19 (9.9%) | 0.394 | 0.530 |
Lumbago | 1 (1.6%) | 4 (2.1%) | 0.077 | 0.781 |
Diarrhea | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.1%) | 0.325 | 0.568 |
weight loss | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.6%) | 0.106 | 0.745 |