Table 3. ADA assay.
| Characteristics | n=41 | Active TB | Active TB | Chi-square | Df | P-value | n=84 | Non-TB Control | Non-TB Control | Chi-square | Df | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |||||||||
| n= 25 (61%) | n= 16 (39%) | n= 33 (38%) | n= 54 (62%) | |||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||
| <18 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 9 | 6 (67) | 3 (33) | ||||||
| 18 to 40 | 32 | 23 (72) | 9 (28) | 53 | 19 (36) | 34 (64) | ||||||
| >40 | 8 | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | 16.000 | 1 | 0.0001 | 25 | 8 (32) | 17 (68) | 8.909 | 2 | 0.0116 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 21 | 12 (57) | 9 (43) | 50 | 21 (42) | 29 (58) | ||||||
| Female | 20 | 13 (65) | 7 (35) | 0.000 | 1 | 1.0000 | 37 | 12 (32) | 25 (68) | 1.939 | 1 | 0.1637 |
| BCG Vaccinated | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 12 | 5 (42) | 7 (58) | 23 | 9 (39) | 14 (61) | ||||||
| No | 19 | 13 (68) | 6 (32) | 47 | 19 (40) | 28 (60) | ||||||
| Don’t Know | 10 | 7 (70) | 3 (30) | 4.160 | 2 | 0.1249 | 17 | 5 (29) | 12 (71) | 9.455 | 2 | 0.0089 |
| BMI | ||||||||||||
| Underweight (16-18.5) | 18 | 10 (56) | 8 (44) | 22 | 6 (27) | 16 (73) | ||||||
| Normal (18.5 to 25) | 19 | 13 (68) | 6 (32) | 60 | 27 (45) | 33 (55) | ||||||
| Overweight (> 25) | 4 | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 7.760 | 2 | 0.0207 | 5 | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | 12.121 | 1 | 0.0005 |
Depict the results of ADA assay in the serum of TB patients and non-TB control individuals in Melghat region. Note: n = no of cases; ( ) = Percentage; BMI = Body Mass Index; ADA = Adenosine Deaminase