Research Article

Diagnostic Value of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays Combined with Multiple Indicators for Tuberculous Peritonitis

Table 1

Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics and the results of various tests among various groups.

Clinical characteristicTBP ()Non-TBP ()
ODC ()CON ()Total ()

Age (years)&
Male (%)34 (46.58)52 (62.65)15 (28.85)#67 (49.62)
Median of ESR mm/H (IQR)36.00 (21.50, 55.00)30.00 (18.00, 49.00)7.00 (3.25, 12.00)#19.00 (7.00, 34.00)&
Median of serum ADA U/L (IQR)20.47 (14.04, 28.81)12.91 (8.84, 25.30)9.50 (7.26, 10.39)#10.36 (8.56, 15.70)&
Median of hs-CRP mg/L (IQR)87.48 (27.25, 106.90)19.61 (4.49, 43.28)1.03 (0.32, 4.95)#6.33 (1.04, 25.11)&
Positive TB-Ab (%)5 (6.85)0 (0.00)1 (1.92)#1 (0.74)&
Positive T-SPOT.TB (%)69 (94.52)32 (38.55)8 (15.38)#40 (29.63)&
Median of QFT IU/mL (IQR)1.9 (0.76, 3.43)0.05 (-0.01, 0.64)0.02 (-0.01, 0.16)0.02 (-0.01, 0.24)&
Median of serum CA125 U/mL (IQR)223.40 (57.40, 449.72)135.89 (18.61, 399.34)8.59 (6.09, 12.05)#18.81 (8.61, 183.03)&
Ascites extract (%)40 (54.79)31 (37.35)0 (0.00)
Median of ascitic CA125 U/mL (IQR)691.30 (398.72, 1212.58)1071.00 (564.89, 1879.34)
Median of ascitic ADA U/L (IQR)55.89 (48.68, 69.96)5.81 (2.25, 10.07)

Note: Compared with group TBP, , #compared with group ODC, , &compared with group TBP, . : number of patients; TBP: tuberculous peritonitis; ODC: other-disease control; CON: control; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ADA: adenosine deaminase; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; TB-Ab: tuberculosis antibody; T-SPOT.TB: tuberculosis-infected T-cells spot test; QFT: Quanti FERON-TB; CA125: cancer antigen 125.