Circulating Interferon-Gamma Levels Are Associated with Low Body Weight in Newly Diagnosed Kenyan Non-Substance Using Tuberculosis Individuals
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
Characteristic
Controls,
TB cases,
values
Age, yrs.
26.1 (9.4)
33.0 (9.9)
0.126
Females, (%)
6 (42.9)
4 (30.8)
0.695
Height, m
1.7 (0.2)
1.7 (0.1)
0.145
Weight, kg
65.5 (15.5)
56.0 (7.0)
0.028
Body mass index, kg/m2
23.1 (6.6)
18.7 (3.5)
0.024
Waist circumference, cm
86.3 (13.8)
82.0 (13.5)
0.120
Hip circumference, cm
100.5 (9.8)
87.0 (21.0)
0.032
Waist-to-hip ratio
0.9 (0.1)
0.9 (0.1)
0.846
MUAC, cm
28.0 (6.5)
22.0 (5.5)
<0.0001
Axillary temperature, °C
36.0 (0.3)
36.6 (2.1)
0.006
Systolic pressure, mmHg
125.0 (10.0)
110.0 (20.0)
0.004
Diastolic pressure, mmHg
80.0 (13.0)
70.0 (10.0)
0.002
Pulse rate, bpm
82.0 (5.5)
80.0 (2.0)
0.744
Chest X-ray, (%)
Congested
0 (0.0)
4 (30.8)
—
Crepitation
0 (0.0)
6 (46.2)
Normal
14 (100.0)
3 (23.1)
Leucocytes × 103/μL
6.4 (4.0)
4.3 (2.0)
0.120
Neutrophils × 103/μL
2.1 (3.1)
2.2 (1.6)
0.627
Lymphocytes × 103/μL
1.6 (0.8)
1.5 (0.7)
0.980
Monocytes × 103/μL
0.3 (1.0)
0.2 (0.2)
0.209
Eosinophils × 103/μL
0.2 (0.2)
0.1 (0.1)
0.112
Haemoglobin, g/dL
14.3 (1.4)
12.5 (1.9)
0.032
Platelets × 109/μL
336 (116)
358 (255)
0.961
Mean platelet volume, fL
0.2 (0.0)
0.1 (0.1)
0.001
Plateletcrit, %
5.8 (2.1)
5.0 (1.3)
0.025
Data are presented as medians (IQR, interquartile range) or as indicated. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney test for continuous measures and Fisher’s exact test for gender distribution. TB, tuberculosis. MUAC, middle upper arm circumference. Values in bold are significant values.
