Characteristic | Indeterminate n= 34 | Determinate n= 177 | p |
---|---|---|---|
Age, median (range) | 61 (20-98) | 54 (19-85) | 0.52 |
Male/female | 13/21 | 84/93 | 0.32 |
BMI, (median, IQR) | 21.6 (20.8-25.4) | 21.5 (19.2-24.4) | 0.28 |
Recent TB contact | 1.0* | ||
Negative | 25 (73.5) | 156 (88.1) | |
Positive | 0 (0) | 2 (1.1) | |
Unknown | 9 (26.5) | 19 (10.7) | |
Presence of TB scar on chest X-ray | 0 (0) | 7 (4.0) | 0.24 |
History of smoking | 4 (12) | 30 (17) | 0.44 |
Hypertension | 12 (35) | 37 (21) | 0.07 |
Positive results of TST | 1 (3) | 49 (28) | 0.002 |
Immunosuppressive condition | 25 (74) | 92 (52) | 0.02 |
Diabetes | 3 | 20 | |
Solid cancer treated with anticancer chemotherapy | 2 | 26 | |
Haematologic malignant disease | 2 | 5 | |
Transplantation | 4 | 7 | |
ESRD on renal replacement therapy | 1 | 5 | |
Liver cirrhosis, Child-Pough class C | 0 | 1 | |
HIV infection | 0 | 1 | |
Treated with immunosuppressive drugs | 13 | 27 | |
Laboratory findings, (median, IQR) | |||
WBC (103/uL) | 10 695 (4840-16275) | 7160 (5510-9660) | 0.04 |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.9 (8.9-10.9) | 11.5 (9.8-13.1) | < 0.001 |
Platelets (103/uL) | 317 (214-399) | 267 (196-376) | 0.43 |
Lymphocytes (103/uL) | 780 (435-1582) | 1500 (1005-1925) | < 0.001 |
Total protein (g/dL) | 6.45 (5.3-6.8) | 6.9 (6.2-7.4) | < 0.001 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.0 (2.7-3.2) | 3.8 (3.1-4.2) | < 0.001 |
Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 138 (109-182) | 156 (125-184) | 0.12 |