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Basic information and the clinical characteristics of the selected subjects.
| Characteristics | TB | Healthy control |
| N (Female, Male) | 48 (13,35) | 96 (50,46) |
| Average Age (range) | 56 (24,79) | 39 (20,59) |
| Diabetes | 2 | 0 |
| BCG Status | ||
| Vaccinated | 37 | 89 |
| Unvaccinated | 6 | 5 |
| Unknown | 5 | 2 |
| History of antituberculosis therapy | 30 | 0 |
| Sputum smear (+) | 12 | 0 |
| Tuberculin skin testing | ||
| Negative | Not done | 96 |
| Positive | 48 | Not done |
TB = tuberculosis
