Table 1. Demographic profile of the study population. SpO2%, oxygen saturation.

	BCG-vaccinated		BCG- unvaccinated
Participants enrolled	n = 82		n = 55
	M0 (n = 82)	M1 (n = 82)
Age (median)	66 (60–78)		65 (60–80)
Gender (M/F)	50/32		34/21
Height (median)	158 cm		155 cm
Weight (median)	61.4 kg		63 kg
Pulse rate (median)	88		88
Systolic blood pressure (median)	140		140
Diastolic blood pressure (median)	82		80
SpO2% (median)	98		98
Smoking, no. (%)	3 (3.6%)		3 (2%)
Alcoholism, no. (%)	5 (6.1%)		3 (2%)
Diabetes mellitus	25 (30.5%)		29 (52%)
Cardiovascular disease, no. (%)	10 (12.2%)		9 (16%)
Respiratory diseases, no. (%)	8 (9.8%)		7 (12%)
Musculoskeletal disease, no. (%)	0		1 (1%)
Gastrointestinal, no. (%)	1 (1.2%)		0
Genitourinary, no. (%)	2 (2.4%)		1 (1%)
Endocrine, no. (%)	35 (42.7%)		17 (30%)
Hematological, no. (%)	0		0
Neoplasia, no. (%)	0		0
Dermatological, no. (%)	6 (7.3%)		1 (1%)
Neurological, no. (%)	0		1 (1%)
Psychological, no. (%)	0		0
Allergies, no. (%)	2 (2.4%)		0