Table 3.
Groups (n) |
P
ulmonary
tuberculosis (68) |
P
neumonia
(32) |
Lung cancer
(28) |
Unexplained pulmonary nodules
(12) |
Healthy donors
(50) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age( X±S) | 46.8±28.3 | 56.9±29.4 | 61.5±20.6 | 41.8±17.6 | 52.4±14.7 |
F/M (n/n) | 39/29 | 19/13 | 18/10 | 3/9 | 25/25 |
Smoking (n) | 47 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 32 |
BMI | 19.9±5.6 | 22.9±7.8 | 16.7±6.1 | 23.9±6.8 | 24.1±7.7 |
HIV co-infection(n) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |