Tablesorter: External Checkbox to Filter

I'm trying to use an external checkbox to filter the table based on the contents of a column. The only related questions/solutions I've found are dealing with checkboxes inside the table used for sorting purposes.

Desired Functionality: For the sake of simplicity, let's say column 4 contains either a 0 or 1. When this external checkbox is checked, I'd like it to filter the results (where column 4 contains the value 1).

Working Alternative: When using an external select (dropdown), I can achieve the desired functionality. The select element (<select id="test_select" name="test_select" class="search" data-column="4">) has an option (<option value="1">1</option>) and then, inside the "widgetOptions" configuration, have filter_external: '.search'.

But a having a select with one option doesn't make sense as far as usability is concerned.

Any suggestions?