Individuals were categorised using a combination of the presence of clinical signs of active trachoma (TF/TI) and the detection of chlamydial 16S rRNA. Regression models were fitted for the expression of each human mRNA assayed and age (years) within each category. The regression lines for individuals in each category are shown for each of the mRNAs, IDO (top left), IFN-γ (bottom left), IL-10 (top right), and FOXP3 (bottom right). Green line: clinically normal, uninfected individuals; blue line: clinically normal, infected individuals; red line: clinically diseased, infected individuals; and orange line: clinically diseased, uninfected individuals.