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Table 3 Comparison of characteristics between possible misdiagnosis and definitive diagnosis

From: Possible misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma as tuberculosis among patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute

Characteristics

No misdiagnosis n (%)

Misdiagnosis n (%)

P-value

Fever

 No

32 (86.5)

5 (13.5)

 

 Yes

95 (65.1)

51 (34.9)

0.012

Chest pain

 No

107 (78.1)

30 (21.9)

 

 Yes

18 (40.9)

26 (59.1)

0.001

Drenching night sweats

 No

32 (88.9)

4 (11.1)

 

 Yes

95 (64.6)

52 (35.4)

0.005

Loss of appetite

 No

32 (86.5)

5 (13.5)

 

 Yes

93 (65.0)

50 (35.0)

0.012

Dyspnea

 No

104 (74.3)

36 (25.7)

 

 Yes

23 (53.5)

20 (46.5)

0.010

HAART status

 No

49 (77.8)

14 (22.2)

 

 Yes

78 (65.0)

42 (35.0)

0.075

Stage of lymphoma

 Stage I and II

36 (87.8)

5 (12.2)

 

 Stage III and IV

91 (64.1)

51 (35.9)

0.004

Cough

 No

84 (72.4)

32 (27.6)

 

 Yes

43 (64.2)

24 (35.2)

0.240

Lymph node swelling

 No

12 (75.0)

4 (25.0)

 

 Yes

113 (70.9)

48 (29.8)

0.680

 

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

 

HAART duration (months) duration (months) duration (months)

24 (8–36)

12 (4–36)

0.020

CD4 count

275 (146–458)

172 (96–234)

0.001

Hemoglobin

10.5 (9–12.4)

9.8 (7.1–11.3)

0.020

LDH value

462 (319–721)

468 (263–845)

0.880

  1. No association with Gender, Marital status, Education and Body mass index
  2. HAART anti-retroviral therapy, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, IQR inter quartile range