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. 2022 May 23;18:595–602. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S363328

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Participants

Characteristics N (%)
Gender
 Male 375 (86.0)
 Female 63 (14.0)
Age (year) 50.0 (IQR 43.3–56.0)
Comorbidity
HBV-coinfection 51 (11.6)
Cardiac disease 75 (17.1)
Dialysis 5 (1.1)
CRP 399 (91.1)
PCT 343 (78.3)
ELISPOT.TB 376 (86.8)
Microbiology
 Smear 392 (89.5)
 TB-DNA 358 (81.7)
 Culture 385 (87.9)
Glycemic index
 FBG 409 (93.4)
 Hb1AC 370 (84.5)

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; ELISPOT.TB, enzyme-linked immune-spot assay. Tuberculosis; FBG, free blood glucose; HbA1C, Hemoglobin A1C.