Research Article
Mean Platelet Volume in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Table 1
Characteristics of the 221 patients with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures and 143 individuals for control.
| Total number of patients | 221 | 143 | Mean age (range) | 55.86 (11–96) years | 44.00 (13–71) years | Correlation between MPV and age | rho = −0.067, | rho = 0.235, | Male : female | 138 : 83 | 72 : 71 | Types of specimens cultured | | N/A | Sputum | 189 | | Bronchial fluid | 9 | | Pleural fluid | 8 | | Urine | 4 | | Catheter | 3 | | Random | 1 | | Pericardial fluid | 2 | | Wound | 2 | | Others | 7 | |
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Cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluid, pus, and so forth. By Spearman’s coefficient of rank correlation. N/A, not applicable.
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