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Table 1 Demographic characteristic data of the subjects.

From: The spectrum of tuberculosis described as differential DNA methylation patterns in alveolar macrophages and alveolar T cells

Characteristics

Pat (n = 4)

Exp (n = 19)

Con (n = 18)

Country of residence

   

 Sweden

2 (50%)

5 (26%)

6 (33%)

 Peru

2 (50%)

14 (74%)

12 (66%)

 Mean age (year)a

27.5 ± 4.7 

29.6 ± 9.5 

23.5 ± 5.5 

 Mean height (cm)a

171 ± 6.2

169.2 ± 9.8

170.6 ± 7.7

 Mean weight (kg)a

59.3 ± 3.9

70.1 ± 14.9

68.4 ± 14.4

 Mean Body Mass Index (BMI)a

20.3 ± 0.7 

24.3 ± 3.5 

23.4 ± 3.8 

Sex

   

 Male

3 (75%)

11 (58%)

10 (66%)

 Female

1 (25%)

8 (42%)

8 (44%)

Smoking

   

 Current

1 (25%)

3 (16%)

0 (0%)

 Previous

1 (25%)

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

 Never

2 (50%)

14 (74%)

18 (100%)

BCG

   

 Vaccinated

2 (50%)

18 (95%)

15 (83%)

 Non-vaccinated 

2 (50%)

1 (5%)

3 (17%)

IGRA result

   

 Positive

2 (50%)

3 (16%)

0 (0%)

 Negative

0 (0%)

12 (63%)

17 (94%)

 ND 

2 (50%)

0 (0%) 

0 (0%)

 Borderline

0 (0%)

4 (21%)

1 (6%)

Asthma

   

 Asthma

0 (0%)

4 (21%)

4 (22%)

 No asthma

4 (100%)

15 (79%)

14 (78%)

  1. Pat, TB patients; Exp, TB-exposed; Con, control group; BMI, body mass index; BCG, bacillus Calmette Guerìn; IGRA, interferon gamma release assay; ND, no data
  2. aThe standard deviation of the mean values is added to the age, height, weight and BMI