Feature

Symbol

Value

Type

Age in years

Age

Discrete Quantitative

Interval

Job

Job

Discrete Categorical

Nominal

Sex

Sex

1 = ; Female; 0 = Male

Nominal

Chronic cough

Chronic cough

0 = No; 1 = yes

Nominal

Blood-tinged sputum

Blood-tinged sputum

0 = No; 1 = yes

Nominal

weight loss

weight loss

0 = No; 1 = yes

Nominal

night Sweats

night Sweats

0 = No; 1 = yes

Nominal

Fever

fever

0 = No; 1 = yes

Nominal

Previous exposure to TB patients

Contact history with TB

0 = No; 1 = yes

Nominal

History of smoking

smoking

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Nominal

Number of years of smoking

duration of smoking

Discrete Quantitative

Interval

History of alcohol consumption

alcoholic

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Nominal

HIV+ patient

HIV

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Nominal

number of patient with positive putum smear tests

BK

Integer between 0 and 3

Nominal Interval

The number of white blood cells in a milliliter of blood

WBC

Leukopenia: 1 =< 3999;

Normal: 2 = 4000 - 11,000;

Leukocytosis: 3 => 11,001;

Nominal Interval

The amount of hemoglobin in the blood

HB

Anemia: Male: <14 & female: <12 = 1;

Normal: Male: 14 - 16 & female: 12 - 14 = 2;

Hemochromatosis: Male: >16 & female: >14 = 3;

Nominal Interval

The number of platelets per cubic milliliter of blood

PLT

Thrombocytopenia: 1 = <150,000;

Normal: 2 = 150,000 - 450,000;

Thrombocytosis: 3 => 450,000;

Nominal Interval

Red blood cell sedimentation rate

ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate)

Normal: Children: ESR 3-13 = 1; Normal: Male < 50: ESR up to 15 & >50: ESR up to 20 = 1;

Inflammation: Male <50: ESR more than 15 & >50: ESR more than 20 = 2;

Normal: Female < 50: ESR up to 20 & >50: ESR up to 30 = 1;

Inflammation: Female <50: ESR more than 20 & >50: ESR more than 30 = 2;

Nominal Interval

Fasting blood sugar

Fbs (Fasting blood sugar in mg/dl)

Normal: 1 =< 100;

Prediabetic: 2 = 101 - 126;

Diabetic: 3 = more than >= 127

Interval

Creatinine

Creatinine

Male: <0.5 &female: <0.4 = 1;

Normal: Male: 0.5 - 1.2 & female: 0.4 - 1.1 = 2;

Azotemia: Male: >1.3 & female: >1.2 = 3;

Normal: Children :0 - 0.7 = 2;

Nominal Interval

Albumin

Albumin

1 =< 3.5;

Normal: 2 = 3.5 - 5.5; 3 => 5.5;

Nominal Interval

Other diseases

Other diseases

Discrete Categorical

Nominal