Characteristics with total numbers | Biopsy proven tuberculosis effusion | Biopsy proven malignant pleural effusion | P-Value |
Age |
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≤41 years, (76) | 41.19 ± 56.82 (n = 72) | 33.00 ± 17.32 (n = 4) | 0.536 |
>41 years, (80) | 32.96 ± 17.85 (n = 45) | 88.46 ± 62.59 (n = 35) | 0.0001* |
Gender |
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Male, (88) | 34.65 ± 51.18 (n = 84) | 84.62 ± 75.39 (n = 26) | 0.0001* |
Female (92) | 46.61 ± 27.58 (n = 33) | 79.08 ± 15.19 (n = 13) | 0.0001* |
Duration of pleural effusion |
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7 - 14 days (107) | 31.76 ± 23.27 (n = 92) | 73.33 ± 39.61 (n = 15) | 0.0001* |
>14 days (49) | 61.08 ± 86.36 (n = 25) | 88.67 ± 72.53 (n = 24) | 0.233 |