Phenotype of Peripheral NK Cells in Latent, Active, and Meningeal Tuberculosis
Table 1
Participant characteristics.
Characteristic
LTBI ()
PTB ()
TBM ()
values
A
B
C
A vs. B
A vs. C
B vs. C
Median age (range)
42 (19-80)
43 (18-67)
35 (21-52)
0.8458
0.4159
0.5831
Gender
Female, (%)
8 (72.72)
14 (51.85)
6 (60.0)
0.2960
0.6594
0.7246
Male, (%)
3 (27.27)
13 (48.14)
4 (40.0)
Weight, mean (SD)
70.91 (16.57)
54.41 (9.60)
71.39 (12.91)
0.0019
0.9816
0.0008
Height, mean (SD)
1.58 (0.08)
1.62 (0.08)
1.64 (0.09)
0.2572
0.2660
0.7416
BMI, mean (SD)
28.25 (5.71)
20.59 (3.59)
26.09 (3.88)
<0.0001
0.3369
0.0061
Drug resistance
MDR, (%)
ND
10 (37.03)
ND
—
—
—
Sensitive, (%)
ND
14 (51.85)
ND
—
—
—
Undetermined, (%)
ND
3 (11.11)
ND
—
—
—
MTB case category
Definitive, (%)
N/A
N/A
4 (40.0)
—
—
—
Probable, (%)
N/A
N/A
6 (60.0)
—
—
—
Outcome
Deceased, (%)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (20.0)
—
—
—
Survived, (%)
11 (100.0)
27 (100.0)
8 (80.0)
—
—
—
Differences between groups were estimated using the chi2 or Mann-Whitney test, as appropriate. LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection; MDR: multidrug resistant; MTB: meningeal tuberculosis; N/A: not applicable; ND: not determined; PTB: active pulmonary tuberculosis; SD: standard deviation.
