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Table 1 Key characteristics of cases and controls

From: Monocyte unresponsiveness and impaired IL1β, TNFα and IL7 production are associated with a poor outcome in Malawian adults with pulmonary tuberculosis

Pair

Case/Control

Clinical Diagnosis

Sex

HIV

CD4 (cells/mm3)

BMI (Kg/m2)

Sputum Smear

Sputum Culture

Day of Event

1

Case (death)

Advanced TB and severe anaemia

F

Positive

44

17.8

Positive

Positive

14

1

Control

 

F

Positive

65

17.7

Positive

Positive

 

2

Case (death)

Unknown (died at home)

F

Positive

92

13.4

Positive

Positive

31

2

Control

 

F

Positive

174

15.6

Negative

Positive

 

3

Case (death)

Unknown (died at home)

F

Positive

333

20.4

Positive

Positive

7

3

Control

 

F

Positive

305

17.7

Negative

Positive

 

4

Case (recovered)

Pneumonia

F

Positive

362

18.4

Negative

Positive

8

4

Control

 

F

Positive

344

19.6

Positive

Positive

 

5

Case (death)

1 week postpartum and sudden collapse, possible pulmonary embolus

F

Negative

376

17.0

Positive

Positive

6

5

Control

 

F

Negative

400

19.5

Positive

Positive

 

6

Case (death)

Septic shock, Salmonella typhimurium

M

Positive

16

14.2

Positive

Positive

3

6

Control

 

M

Positive

38

19.8

Positive

Positive

 

7

Case (recovered)

Severe anaemia

M

Positive

19

18.4

Positive

Positive

11

7

Control

 

M

Positive

39

19.0

Positive

Positive

 

8

Case (death)

Salmonella typhimurium

M

Positive

33

17.1

Positive

Unavailable

0

8

Control

 

M

Positive

72

14.1

Negative

Positive

 

9

Case (death)

Unknown (died at home)

M

Positive

44

16.2

Positive

Positive

14

9

Control

 

M

Positive

81

16.0

Positive

Positive

 

10

Case (death)

Pneumonia

M

Positive

50

14.7

Positive

Positive

20

10

Control

 

M

Positive

92

20.6

Positive

Positive

 

11

Case (recovered)

Salmonella typhimurium

M

Positive

77

18.2

Positive

Positive

22

11

Control

 

M

Positive

93

19.0

Positive

Positive

 

12

Case (recovered)

Gastroenteritis and hypovolaemic shock (Blood culture negative)

M

Positive

94

14.5

Positive

Positive

28

12

Control

 

M

Positive

112

21.6

Negative

Positive

 

13

Case (death)

Septic-shock like presentation (Blood culture negative)

M

Positive

96

 

Positive

Positive

1

13

Control

 

M

Positive

150

15.3

Positive

Positive

 

14

Case (death)

Pneumonia

M

Positive

105

 

Positive

Positive

40

14

Control

 

M

Positive

154

21.1

Positive

Positive

 

15

Case (death)

Advanced TB

M

Positive

173

N/A

Positive

Unavailable

10

15

Control

 

M

Positive

183

20.1

Negative

Positive

 

16

Case (recovered)

Severe anaemia

M

Positive

186

16.1

Positive

Positive

28

16

Control

 

M

Positive

208

20.9

Positive

Positive

 

17

Case (death)

Advanced TB

M

Positive

200

19.6

Positive

Positive

53

17

Control

 

M

Positive

368

21.4

Negative

Positive

 

18

Case (recovered)

Pneumonia

M

Negative

356

18.1

Positive

Positive

6

18

Control

 

M

Negative

325

18.9

Positive

Positive

 

19

Case (recovered)

Pneumonia

M

Positive

399

19.9

Negative

Positive

6

19

Control

 

M

Positive

388

20.0

Positive

Positive

 

20

Case (recovered)

Heptatotoxicity

M

Negative

403

14.9

Positive

Positive

15

20

Control

 

M

Negative

431

21.2

Positive

Positive

 

21

Case (recovered)

Empyema – Streptococcus pneumoniae

M

Negative

426

14.8

Positive

Positive

38

21

Control

 

M

Negative

367

18.1

Positive

Positive

 

22

Case (death)

Advanced TB

M

Negative

532

N/A

Positive

Unavailable

0

22

Control

 

M

Negative

484

19.8

Positive

Positive