Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| ALL (n=159) | non-TB (n=98) | TB (n=61) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country, no. (%): | <0.001 | |||
| Mexico | 98 (61.6) | 77 (78.6) | 21 (34.4) | |
| South Africa | 61 (38.4) | 21 (21.4) | 40 (65.6) | |
| Male, no. (%): | 119 (74.8) | 76 (77.6) | 43 (70.5) | 0.418 |
| Race, no. (%): | <0.001 | |||
| Asian | 1 (0.63) | 1 (1.02) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Black | 58 (36.5) | 18 (18.4) | 40 (65.6) | |
| Mixed | 88 (55.3) | 70 (71.4) | 18 (29.5) | |
| White | 12 (7.55) | 9 (9.18) | 3 (4.92) | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL), median (IQR): | 12.0 (10.8-13.2) | 12.2 (11.3-13.6) | 11.3 (9.80-13.0) | 0.002 |
| HIV Viral Load log10, median (IQR): | 5.27 (4.93-5.62) | 5.40 (5.00-5.76) | 5.51 (5.15-5.82) | 0.181 |
| CD4 (cells/μL), median (IQR): | 31 (16–58) | 31 (14–53) | 32 (21–62) | 0.210 |
| CD8 (cells/μL), median (IQR): | 475 (342–760) | 524 (385–800) | 423 (296–671) | 0.037 |
| CD4/CD8, median (IQR): | 0.06 (0.03-0.10) | 0.05 (0.02-0.10) | 0.07 (0.05-0.13) | 0.004 |
Bold font indicates statistical significance at p<0.05. Data are shown as number and frequency (percentage). Data were compared between groups using the Pearson chi-square test for categorical variables and the Wilcoxon test for continuous variables.
IQR, interquartile range.