Research Article

Machine Learning-Based Differentiation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using CT Images

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients.

NTM-LD ()PTB-LD ()Chi-squared test value

Cough27 (45.76%)36 (63.16%)3.5350.060
Sputum production25 (42.37%)31 (54.39%)1.6760.196
Fever17 (28.81%)20 (35.09%)0.5250.469
Chest pain3 (5.08%)8 (14.04%)2.7060.100
Hemoptysis7 (11.86%)7 (12.28%)0.0050.945
Fatigue4 (6.78%)1 (1.75%)0.7660.382
Emaciation4 (6.78%)2 (3.51%)0.1410.707
Shortness of breath1 (1.69%)4 (7.02%)0.9100.340
Smoker15 (25.42%)14 (24.56%)0.0110.915
Diabetes mellitus9 (15.25%)8 (14.04%)0.0340.853
COPD5 (8.47%)5 (8.77%)0.0001.000

COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; indicates significant difference.