Table I.

Pre-treatment clinical data.

Group	Number of Patients	Sex		Age	Course of Disease	Number of Cavities	Involved Lung Field(s)		Sputum AFB Grades
	n	Male	Female	(years)	(months)		1-4	≥4	1+	2+	3+	4+
Tα1	60	36	24	46.68±9.44	6.85±2.78	56	26	34	10	24	20	6
Control	60	40	20	47.53±9.62	6.77±2.12	54	22	38	12	18	22	8
X2/t		0.287		0.345	0.125	0.000	0.281		0.111	0.660	0.071	0.001
P		>0.05		>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05		>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05