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Table 1 Characteristics of TB cases and clinic controls

From: Risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis: a clinic-based case control study in The Gambia

 

Cases (n = 100)

Controls (n = 200)

Age, years

  

   Mean (std dev)

33.6 (14.4)

33.5 (13.2)

   Median (range)

30 (15–75)

30 (15–75)

Sex, n (%)

  

   Male

65 (65)

130 (65)

   Female

35 (35)

70 (35)

HIV positive, n(%)

6a (6.1)

2b (3.3)

  1. a n = 98, b n = 60