Elevated 1-α Hydroxylase Activity in Monocytes from Patients with Active Tuberculosis

Table 1

Sex and age of study participants.

	Active TB; (𝑁=25)	Frequent TB contact; (𝑁=25)	𝑃 value
Sex			0.47
Male	13 (52%)	12 (48%)
Female	12 (48%)	13 (52%)
Age (mean ± SD)	44±6.8	40±6.2
^aDuration of disease; (months, mean ± SD)	3±1.2
^bDuration of exposure; (years, mean ± SD)		13±2.4

aDuration of disease was defined as the interval from diagnosis to blood collection.
bDuration of exposure was defined as the interval from beginning work in a TB center to blood collection.