From: Association between cytokine gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis in a Chinese population in Shanghai: a case–control study
HC (n = 480)
LTBI (n = 240)
PTB (n = 120)
χ 2 /F
p value
Age (mean ± SD)
41.0 ± 19.9
43.0 ± 18.1
46.0 ± 12.2
0.141
0.234
Sex (male) N(%)
294(61.2)
147(61.2)
74(61.7)
0.008
0.996
BCG scar N(%)
451(94.0)
225(93.8)
105(87.5)
6.440
0.040*