Table 1 Demographic of TB patients and controls

n

30

42

19

10

MODS

All neg.

All pos.

All pos.

NA

AFB

All neg.

All pos.

All pos.

NA

Helminth

All Helm. neg.

All Helm. neg.

All Helm. pos.

NA

Age Median (R)

27(18–76)

29.50(18–79)

33(19–70)

53.5(26–57)

p-value*

NS

NS

P = 0.0245

Gender Male (%)

18(60)

27(64.29)

13(68.42)

3(30)

p-value*

NS

NS

NS

CRP (mg/ml) Median (R)

1.475 (0.090–27.83)

53.65 (0.770–216.9)

52.09 (0.40–120)

0.530 (0.130–3.60)

p-value*

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

NS

Total IgE (ng/ml) Median (R)

236 (16.5–715)

273 (26.8–702)

367 (22.1–978)

25.3 (4.71–217)

p-value*

NS

NS

P = 0.0012