Table 1. Correlations among paired antigen-specific PB and MBC responses detected in the community controls and TB patients.
| Association | Spearman's coefficient (r) MBCs Healthy/TB patients | P-value | Spearman's coefficient (r) PBs Healthy/TB patients | P-value |
| PPD and ESAT-6 | 0.65/0.65 | <0.0001/0.0032 | 0.74/0.63 | <0.0001/0.0002 |
| PPD and Ag85A | 0.59/0.44 | <0.0001/0.0704 | 0.77/0.52 | <0.0001/0.0035 |
| PPD&CFP-10 | 0.66/0.67 | <0.0001/0.0022 | 0.40/0.63 | 0.0166/0.0002 |
| ESAT-6 and Ag85A | 0.79/0.80 | <0.0001/<0.0001 | 0.72/0.87 | <0.0001/<0.0001 |
| ESAT-6 and CFP-10 | 0.70/0.81 | <0.0001/<0.0001 | 0.27/0.63 | 0.1163/0.0002 |
| CFP-10 and Ag85A | 0.68/0.67 | <0.0001/0.0024 | 0.30/0.77 | 0.0784/<0.0001 |