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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and controls

From: Variants in toll-like receptor 9 gene influence susceptibility to tuberculosis in a Mexican population

 

TB Patients

Controls

 

(N = 90)

(N = 90)

P value*

Age

46.9 ± 17.8

42.9 ± 15.9

ns

Gender

   

  M (%)

38 (42.2)

32 (35.5)

ns

  F (%)

52 (57.7)

58 (64.4)

ns

Comorbidities

   

Type 2 Diabetes n (%)

16/90 (17.7)

0/90 (0)

<0.05

Systemic hypertension n (%)

4/90 (4.5)

2/90 (2.2)

ns

Immunodeficiency n (%)

1/90 (1.4)

0/90 (0)

ns

Autoimmunity n (%)

1/90 (1.4)

0/90 (0)

ns

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD, means and percentage or n and percentage.
  2. *Comparisons of the continuous variables among groups were performed using the Mann–Whitney-Wilcoxon test, whereas the X2 test was used to compare frequencies.