Increased Frequency of CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ T Regulatory Cells in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Undergoing Specific Treatment and Its Relationship with Their Immune-Endocrine Profile

Table 1

Characteristics of study groups.

	HCo ()	TB ()	value
Age (years)	50.5 (25.8–57.3)	45.0 (21.5–54.8)	ns
Sex (F/M)	1/23	4/37	ns
BCG (%)	95%	80%	ns
BMI (Kg/m^2)	27.4 (25.1–30.8)	19.9 (18.3–23.8)
%CD4+	51.4 (43.0–55.1)	39.4 (32.6–52.6)
%CD8+	33.0 (24.6–35.8)	25.2 (21.8–33.4)	ns

Results are shown as median values (25–75 percentiles). HCo: healthy controls.