Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the HIV-infected individuals enrolled in the study.
| No active TB N. 38 | Active TB N. 28 | |
| Median Age (IQR) | 31.5 (27.7–40.0) | 35.0 (30.5–38.0) |
| Female gender (%) | 14 (36.8) | 4 (14.3) |
| BMI (IQR) | 19.8 (18.3–24.5) | 20.0 (16.9–22.7) |
| Pulmonary TB microbiological diagnosis | – | 19 |
| Pulmonary TB clinical diagnosis | – | 9 |
| TST median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 5.0 (0–20.0) |
| TST negative* | 30 (78.9) | 13 (46.4) |
| TST positive* | 8 (21.1) | 12 (42.9) |
| TST unknown* | 0 | 3 (10.7) |
| CD4+ T-cell/mm3 median (IQR)** N. analyzed | 189 (93–455)28 | 139 (42–206)22 |
| CD4+ T-cell/mm3 (0–100) Number of individuals (%)** | 8 (21.1) | 9 (32.1) |
| CD4+ T-cell/mm3 (101–200) Number of individuals (%)** | 7 (18.4) | 8 (28.8) |
| CD4+ T-cell/mm3 (>200) Number of individuals (%)** | 13 (34.2) | 5 (17.9) |
| CD4+ T-cell/mm3 Unknown | 10 (26.3) | 6 (21.4) |
Footnotes: TB: tuberculosis; IQR: interquartile range; TST: tuberculin skin test; TST*: analyzed in 63/66; CD4+ T-cell counts**: analyzed in 50/66 individuals.