A 3’UTR Polymorphism of IL-6R Is Associated with Chinese Pediatric Tuberculosis

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study population.

Characteristic	TB (𝑛=353)	Control (𝑛=400)	𝑃
Gender
Male, 𝑛 (%)	223 (63.2)	236 (59.0)	0.385^a
Female, 𝑛 (%)	130 (36.8)	164 (41.0)
Age
Mean year (SD)	5.7 (4.7)	6.1 (3.8)	0.144^a
TB type
PTB (%)	156 (44.2)
EPTB (%)	197 (55.8)
DTB	71
TBM	90
Abdominal TB	21
TBL	12
Bone or joint TB	2
Other EPTB	1

TB: tuberculosis; PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB: extrapulmonary TB; DTB: disseminated TB; TBM: tuberculous meningitis; TBL: tuberculous lymphadenitis. ^a𝑃 value was calculated by 𝑡 test.