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Table 1 Clinical characters of pulmonary TB suspects who underwent bronchoscopy

From: Indicators for prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis positivity detected with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Final diagnosis

Number

Age (mean ± SD)

Male (%)

Active pulmonary TB

1146

35.0 ± 13.5

636 (55.5%)

Cured tuberculosis

78

42.9 ± 13.3

51 (65.4%)

NTM

25

45.5 ± 15.9

8 (32.0%)

Other lung disease

290

41.4 ± 15.1

170 (58.6%)

 Pneumonia

193

40.9 ± 15.9

111 (57.5%)

 Lung cancer

34

49.8 ± 13.9

21 (61.8%)

 Othersa

62

38.4 ± 11.5

38 (61.3%)

Total

1539

36.8 ± 13.9

865 (56.2%)

  1. TB tuberculosis, NTM nontuberculosis mycobateria
  2. aOthers included sarcoidosis, asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, etc