Table 1 Distribution and characterisation of the groups
From: Allergic sensitisation in tuberculosis patients at the time of diagnosis and following chemotherapy
Controls | Tuberculosis patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
A: Before treatment | B: Subgroup; follow-up analyses | ||
Number | 216 | 108 | 71 |
Gender (%) (females, males) | 33.5/66.5 | 33.3/66.7 | 27.8/72.2 |
Age, Mean ± SD | 41.1 ± 15.5 | 40.1 ± 14.8 | 40.4 ± 15.0 |
Smoking, no/yes (%) | 53.2/46.8 | 59.5/40.5 | 62.5/37.5 |
BCG scar, absent/present/unknown (%), | 75.2/18.3/6.4 | 91/8.1/0.9 | 90.3/9.7/0 |
Reported allergy, n (%) | 14 (6.4) | 21 (18.9) | 13 (18.1) |
Weeks of TB symptoms Mean ± SD | 10.5 ± 5.7 | 10.4 ± 5.9 | |