Table 1 Characteristics of 46 TB patients
From: MTB-specific lymphocyte responses are impaired in tuberculosis patients with pulmonary cavities
Characteristic | TB cases (n = 46) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Cavity (n = 18) | Infiltrates (n = 28) | P valuea | |
Age (years) | 55.5 | 45 | 0.175 |
No. % of male subjectsb | 13 (72.2) | 18 (64.3) | 0.390 |
Cell count (109/L)c | |||
WBC | 6.54 (5.89–8.04) | 5.49 (4.76–7.13) | 0.105 |
Monocytes | 0.53 (0.37–0.71) | 0.39 (0.32–0.61) | 0.131 |
Lymphocytes | 1.38 (1.14–1.56) | 1.26 (1.02–2.02) | 0.831 |
Neutrophils | 4.48 (4.04–5.76) | 3.85 (2.56–5.27) | 0.019 |
No. % of positive cellsb | |||
CD3+ | 60.6 (44.3–67.0) | 55.6 (52.2–65.4) | 0.288 |
CD3+/CD4+ | 39.3 (31.1–41.4) | 35.4 (29.4–45.5) | 0.575 |
CD3+/CD8+ | 26.3 (22.5–31.6) | 21.9 (16.5–31.8) | 0.334 |