Table 2 Comparison of general baseline data

Gender (female/male)

(37/25)

(37/26)

(42/21)

Age (≤ 45/ > 45)

(24/38)

(27/36)

(28/35)

Weight (≤ 60/ > 60)

(28/34)

(26/37)

(30/33)

Smoking history (yes/no)

(45/17)

(39/24)^ab

(42/21)^a

Drinking history (yes/no)

(35/27)

(51/12)

(49/14)

Expectoration (yes/no)

-

(58/5)^ab

(47/16)^a

Chest pain (yes/no)

-

(59/4)^ab

(43/20)^a

Low fever (yes/no)

-

(54/9)^ab

(42/21)^a

Hemoptysis (yes/no)

-

(57/6)^ab

(14/49)^a

M. tuberculosis culture positivity (yes/no)

-

(52/11)^ab

-

Chronic bronchitis (yes/no)

(7/55)

(19/44)^a

(13/50)

COPD (yes/no)

(5/57)

(14/49)^a

(7/56)

Diabetes (yes/no)

(8/54)

(11/52)

(7/56)

Hypertension (yes/no)

(8/54)

(15/48)

(7/56)

Hyperlipidemia (yes/no)

(9/53)

(15/48)

(13/50)