- Characteristics of the study participants.
Variables | n (%) |
---|---|
Total | 31 (100) |
Age group (years) | |
≤40 | 14 (45.2) |
>40 | 17 (54.8) |
Median (range) | 44 (15, 81) |
Gender | |
Male | 25 (80.6) |
Female | 6 (19.4) |
Nationality | |
Saudi | 21 (67.7) |
Non-Saudi | 10 (32.3) |
Presenting symptoms | |
Cough | 22 (71.0) |
Dyspnea | 9 (29.0) |
Weight loss | 17 (54.8) |
Fever | 19 (61.3) |
Night sweats | 18 (58.1) |
Hemoptysis | 4 (12.9) |
Smoking status | |
Smoker | 4 (12.9) |
Non-smoker | 27 (87.1) |
HIV status | |
Positive | 2 (6.5) |
Negative | 29 (93.5) |
Abnormal lung parenchyma on CT-scan | |
Yes | 2 (6.5) |
No | 29 (93.5) |
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus, CT-scan: computerized tomography scan