Table 1.

Characteristics of the 221 patients with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures and 143 individuals for control.

Total number of patients	221	143
Mean age (range)	55.86 (11–96) years	44.00 (13–71) years
Correlation between MPV and age∗∗	rho = −0.067, P = 0.426	rho = 0.235, P = 0.002
Male : female	138 : 83	72 : 71
Types of specimens cultured		N/A
Sputum	189
Bronchial fluid	9
Pleural fluid	8
Urine	4
Catheter	3
Random	1
Pericardial fluid	2
Wound	2
Others∗	7

^∗Cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluid, pus, and so forth.

^∗∗By Spearman's coefficient of rank correlation.

N/A, not applicable.