TABLE 1.
Characteristic of study population.
| Participants | Active TB (n = 30) | Healthy control (n = 30) | P value |
| Age (mean ± SEM) | 49.07 (±3.38) | 41.9 (±2.28) | 0.08 |
| Male/Female | 9/21 | 10/20 | 1.00 |
| Symptom | |||
| Fever | 15 (50%) | N/A | – |
| Cough | 28 (93.33%) | N/A | – |
| weakness | 11 (36.67%) | N/A | – |
| Nasal congestion | 8 (26.67%) | N/A | – |
| Rhinorrhea | 4 (13.33%) | N/A | – |
| Chest pain | 6 (20%) | N/A | – |
| Sputum smear | 30 (100%) | N/A | – |
| Sputum culture | 30 (100%) | N/A | – |
| TST | 30 (100%) | 0 | – |
| Chest x-ray | 30 (100%) | 0 | – |
| T-SPOT.TB | 30 (100%) | 0 | – |
| BCG vaccinated | 30 (100%) | 30 (100%) | – |
N/A, no available; TST, Tuberculin skin tests; and n = number of participants.