Table 1.

Characteristics of the study subjects.

Characteristic	Active TB, n = 59	HC, n = 102
Age (mean ± SD)	46.41 ± 15.74	48.07 ± 15.97
Age range
10–20	2 (3.4%)	5 (4.9%)
21–30	8 (13.6)	12 (11.8%)
31–40	11 (18.6%)	15 (14.7%)
41–50	12 (20.3%)	22 (21.6%)
51–60	15 (25.4%)	26 (25.5%)
61–70	7 (11.9%)	13 (12.7%)
≥71	4 (6.8%)	9 (8.8%)
Sex
Male	28 (47.5%)	44 (43.1%)
Female	31 (52.5%)	58 (56.9%)

HC, healthy controls; SD, standard deviation; TB, tuberculosis.