Genetic Polymorphisms of IL1B, IL6, and TNFα in a Chinese Han Population with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 1

Baseline information on the study groups.

	PTB; ()	LTBI; ()	HCS; ()	PTB versus LTBI; value	LTBI versus HCS; value
Age; (mean ± SD)	38.76 ± 16.97	49.09 ± 15.91	45.71 ± 14.90	<0.001	0.027
Sex; (male) (%)	107 (0.51)	95 (0.47)	93 (0.46)	0.431	0.765

PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection; HCS, healthy controls.