Table 1. Demographic characteristics of TB Patients and Controls.
| Group Studied | N | Gender | Age (years) | ||
| Female (%) | Male (%) | Mean | Range | ||
| TB not affected controls (TBNA) | 188 | 88 (46.8) | 100 (53.1) | 28.10 | 6–70 |
| TB affected patients (TBA) | 188 | 118 (62.7) | 70 (37.2) | 33.40 | 7–81 |
| Pulmonary TB (PTB) | 111 | 65 (58.5) | 46 (41.4) | 32.0 | 10–81 |
| Pulmonary minimal (PMN) | 19 | 9 (47.3) | 10 (52.6) | 36.3 | 15–81 |
| Pulmonary moderate (PMD) | 63 | 37 (58.7) | 26 (41.2) | 33.0 | 13–70 |
| Pulmonary advance (PAD) | 29 | 19 (65.5) | 10 (34.4) | 26.2 | 10–69 |
| Extra pulmonary TB (ETB) | 67 | 47 (70.1) | 20 (35.0) | 34.5 | 7–80 |
| Disseminated TB (DTB) | 20 | 12 (60.0) | 8 (40.0) | 37.3 | 16–80 |
| Localized TB (LTB) | 47 | 35 (74.5) | 12 (25.5) | 33.3 | 7–75 |
Note: Patient stratification is as given in Materials and Methods. Abbreviations for groups are given in brackets. TBA included 10 previously treated patients.