Evaluation of the Immune Response of Individuals Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Patients with Active Tuberculosis

Table 3

Spearman’s correlation between the markers of the whole group.

Immunological tests	Correlation	IgG	LPA (SI)	IFN-γ	TNF-α	IL-10
IgG	Correlation	1
	𝑃 value	—
LPA (BCG)	Correlation	0.133	1
	𝑃 value	0.275	—
IFN-γ	Correlation	0.401	0.358	1
	𝑃 value	0.002	0.027	—
TNF-α	Correlation	0.098	0.069	0.502	1
	𝑃 value	0.564	0.706	0.006	—
IL-10	Correlation	0.425	−0.253	0.373	0.315	1
	𝑃 value	0.001	0.143	0.007	0.079	—

There is a significant and direct correlation between TNF-α and IFN-γ; IL-10 and IgG; IL-10 and IFN-γ. There is a significant inverse correlation between IFN-γ and BCG.