TABLE 4.
Comparison of the observed frequencies of IL-10 expression status in pulmonary tuberculosis patients and controls and the probability of occurrence (odds ratio)
| DRB1∗02 status | BCG scar status | Patients (n = 71)
|
Controls (n = 74)
|
Odds ratioa | 95% confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. IL-10 negative | No. IL-10 positive | No. IL-10 negative | No. IL-10 positive | ||||
| Negative | Negative | 9 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2.074 | 0.612–7.07 |
| Positive | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.821 | 0.162–4.19 | |
| Positive | Negative | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1.284 | 1.282–0.37 |
| Positive | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0.054 | 0–0.53 | |
a
An odds ratio of 2.074 indicates that the IL-10 expression status was associated with DRB1∗02-negative status and BCG scar status in patients.