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Table 1 Characteristics of TB cases, treated-TB cases and healthy controls

From: Serum protein gamma-glutamyl hydrolase, Ig gamma-3 chain C region, and haptoglobin are associated with the syndromes of pulmonary tuberculosis in traditional Chinese medicine

 

TB cases

Treated-TB cases

Healthy controls

P value

(N = 214)

(N = 36)

(N = 62)

Age, Age range (Mean ± SD)

18-75 (45.11 ± 15.08)

20-67 (44.33 ± 13.84)

22 − 65 (43.19 ± 8.84)

0.6337a

Gender (female: male)

72/142

10/26

30/32

0.8742b

Abnormal chest radiograph, no. (%)

214 (100)

2 (5.56)

ND

/

Positive sputum smears, no. (%)

152 (71.03)

0

ND

/

BCG vaccination, no. (%)

196 (91.59)

28 (82.35)

57 (91.94)

0.984b

Smoking, no. (%)

97 (45.33)

16 (44.44)

ND

/

HIV-negative, no. (%)

214 (100)

36 (100)

62 (100)

/

  1. aP-value between TB cases, treated-TB cases, and healthy controls, for one-way ANOVA
  2. bP-value between TB cases, treated-TB cases, and healthy controls for χ2 test
  3. N: number of subjects; ND: not determined