Table 4.
Subgroup | TST induration mm,median (IQR) | C-TST induration/ erythema mm, median (IQR) | IGRA | ||||||||||||
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TB1-Nil IU/ml, median (IQR) | TB2-Nil IU/ml, median (IQR) | ||||||||||||||
N | Baseline | 3-month follow-up | P | N | Baseline | 3-month follow-up | P | N | Baseline | 3-month follow-up | P | Baseline | 3-month follow-up | P | |
Baseline -/follow-up + | 50 | 0.00 (0.00-0.00) | 13.50 (11.50-17.00) | < 0.001 | 26 | 0.00 (0.00-0.00) | 20.00 (17.00-24.00) | < 0.001 | 27 | 0.13 (0.03-0.23) | 0.50 (0.29-1.41) | < 0.001 | 0.16 (0.05-0.24) | 0.62 (0.36-1.47) | < 0.001 |
Baseline +/follow-up + | 35 | 15.00 (11.50-19.50) | 17.00 (16.00-20.00) | 0.043 | 38 | 18.00 (14.00-23.50) | 24.00 (20.00-31.00) | < 0.001 | 52 | 1.24 (0.60-2.68) | 2.10 (1.15-4.12) | < 0.001 | 1.12 (0.64-2.78) | 2.33 (1.14-3.80) | < 0.001 |
C-TST, Creation tuberculin skin test; IGRA, Interferon-gamma release assay; IQR, Interquartile range; TST, Tuberculin skin test; The differences were tested by Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test.