Year/method of diagnosis | 2014 (N = 532) | 2015 (N = 626) | 2016 (N = 714) | 2017 (N = 770) | 2018 (N = 715) | X2 p value | ||||||
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Radiological | 29 | 5.5% | 47 | 7.5% | 41 | 5.7% | 18 | 2.3% | 24 | 3.4% | 101.4 | HS |
Pathological | 113 | 21.2% | 152 | 24.3% | 179 | 25.1% | 194 | 25.2% | 122 | 17.1% | ||
Bacteriological (smear negative) | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | ||
Bacteriological (smear-positive) | 315 | 59.2% | 298 | 47.6% | 347 | 48.6% | 354 | 46.0% | 362 | 50.6% | < 0.001 | |
Radio-pathological | 72 | 13.5% | 125 | 20.0% | 140 | 19.6% | 202 | 26.2% | 206 | 28.8% |