Table 1.

Basic demographic characteristics of the patients

Parameters	Children with LTBI (n = 64)	Children with TB (n = 36)	Significance
Gender
male	54.7%	52.8%	χ2 = 0.037
female	45.3%	47.2%	p = 0.982 (n.s.)
Age	6 (IQR = 7) (range 1 – 15)	5.5 (IQR = 8) (range 1 – 15)	F = 0.096 P = 0.953 (n.s.)
Age group
Under 5 years	48.4%	50.0%	χ2 = 0.453
Older than 5 years	51.6%	50.0%	p = 0.797 (n.s.)
Area
Rural	29.7%	55.6%	χ2 = 6.821
Urban	70.3%	44.4%	p = 0.033 (*)
BCG scar
Yes	60.9%	50.0%	χ2 = 1.587
No	39.1%	50.0%	p = 0.452 (n.s.)