Table 1.
HC 1 | HC 2 | LTBI 1 | LTBI 2 | ATB 1 | ATB 2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Male/Female | 9/6 | 7/8 | 6/9 | 7/8 | 11/4 | 12/3 |
Mean age ±SD (y) | 41.1 ± 8.2 | 43.4 ± 8.6 | 42.2 ± 8.2 | 40.0 ± 7.9 | 41.5 ± 8.9 | 42.6 ± 9.6 |
Age range (y) | 22–56 | 24–59 | 25–55 | 25–58 | 20–65 | 19–65 |
Smokers/Non-smokers | 1/14 | 5/10 | 3/12 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 6/9 |
HC, healthy control; LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection; ATB, active tuberculosis. Serum exosomes were obtained from the two biological replicate pools (n = 15) for the healthy control (HC), LTBI, and ATB samples.