Table 1.

Population Demographic data and baseline characteristic

Characteristics	HC (n = 20)	LTBI (n = 20)	TB (n = 48)	P value
Gender, n(%)				0.606
Male	11(55.00)	9(45.00)	28(58.30)
Female	9(45.00)	11(55.00)	20(41.70)
Age(years)	32.00 (26.25, 46.75)	44.50 (39.75, 52.75)	44.00 (29.25, 59.75)	0.091
IGRA test(IU/ml)	0 (0, 0)	1.509 (0.957, 4.710)	–	< 0.001