Total

Group 1 (PTB) (n= 48)

Group 2 (LTB) (n= 42)

Group 3 (CT) (n= 40)

p-value

Age (years)

35 ± 12.5

29 ± 9.25

32 ± 11.23

26 ± 8.65

0.865

Gender Male Female

94 (72.3%) 36 (27.7%)

42 (87.5%) 6 (12.5%)

31 (73.8%) 11 (26.2%)

21 (52.5%) 19 (47.5%)

0.0254

Duration of illness Median (Min-Max)

9 (4 - 15)

10 (3-25)

11 (6 - 20)

-

0.906

Pulmonary function parameters

FEV1 (L)

2.36 ± 0.54

1.99 ± 0.82

2.34 ± 0.74

2.76 ± 0.42

0.219

FVC (L)

2.87 ± 0.75

2.76 ± 1.06

2.90 ± 0.95

3.30 ± 0.52

0.002

FEV1/FCV ratio (%)

79.72 ± 8.64

74.21 ± 17.29

81.57 ± 9.64

83.63 ± 4.75

0.036

PEFR (L/min)

265.62

212 ± 51.81

256± 38.07

329 ± 74.21

0.493