| Characteristics | TB patients (N = 204) | Healthy controls (N = 204) | P-value |
| Sex |
|
|
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| Male | 126 (61.8%) | 126 (61.8%) | 0.9 |
| Female | 78 (38.2%) | 78 (38.2%) |
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| Median age (IQR) | 33.00 (26 - 42) | 32.00 (25 - 40) | 0.9 |
| <25 | 41 (20.1%) | 51 (25%) |
|
| 25 - 34 | 72 (35.3%) | 68 (33.3%) |
|
| 35 - 44 | 3 (26.0%) | 51 (25%) |
|
| 45 - 54 | 29 (14.2%) | 30 (14.7%) |
|
| ≥55 | 9 (4.4%) | 4 (2.0%) |
|
| Level of education |
|
|
|
| Primary school | 53 (26%) | 71 (34.8%) | 0.18 |
| Secondary school | 91 (44.6%) | 79 (38.7%) | |
| University | 60 (29.4%) | 54 (26.5%) | |
| Tuberculosis |
|
|
|
| Smear positive pulmonary TB | 95 (46.6%) |
|
|
| Smear negative pulmonary TB | 38 (18.6%) |
|
|
| Extrapulmonary TB | 71 (34.8%) |
|
|
| Cell count (Giga/l) (median, IQR) |
|
|
|
| Total white blood cells | 6.5 (4.80 - 8.47) | 4.25 (3.68 - 5.05) | <0.001 |
| Neutrophils | 4.25 (2.83 - 5.75) | 1.87 (1.51 - 2.39) | <0.001 |
| Lymphocytes | 1.54 (1.18 - 1.96) | 1.67 (1.42 - 2.23) | 0.002 |
| Monocytes | 0.60 (0.38 - 0.77) | 0.32 (0.24 - 0.41) | <0.001 |