Research Article
The Role of β-Catenin in Th1 Immune Response against Tuberculosis and Profiles of Expression in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Table 3
Characteristics of patients with PTB.
| | Characteristics | Severe PTB (17) | Mild PTB (22) | value |
| | Age | | | 0.62 | | Sex (male) | 9 (52.9%) | 13 (59.1%) | 0.701 | | HIV positive | 0 | 0 | — | | Accompanied by DM | 0 | 0 | — | | Taking immune-suppressive agents | 0 | 0 | — | | Malignant diseases | 0 | 0 | — | | Smoking | 6 (35.3%) | 7 (31.8%) | 0.82 | | Alcohol | 2 (11.7%) | 3 (13.6%) | 0.86 | | Concurrent EPTB | 3 (17.6%) | 5 (22.7%) | 0.697 |
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PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB: extrapulmonary tuberculosis; DM: diabetes mellitus.
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