The variations of IL-23R are associated with susceptibility and severe clinical forms of pulmonary tuberculosis in Chinese Uygurs

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the participants in the study

Characteristics	Controls (N = 250)	PTB Cases (N = 250)	OR (95 % CI)
Age, year
Mean ± SD	47.34 ± 16.20	44.34 ± 14.17
Gender
Male : Female	139:111	139:111
BMI
<18.5 : ≥18.5	92:158	174:76	3.93 (2.71–5.71)
Smoking status
Smoker : No-smoker	9:241	5:245	0.55 (0.18–1.65)
Alcohol intake status
Drinker : No-drinker	12:238	8:242	0.66 (0.26–1.63)
Presence of TB history of houshold
Presence : Absence	24:226	36:224	1.51 (0.87–2.62)
Education background
Junior high school or below : Senior high school or above	116:134	124:126	1.14 (0.80–1.62)

PTB pulmonary tuberculosis, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation, BMI body measure index
The ethnicity recording of the study population as Chinese Uygur were derived from their self-declaration and checked by their identity (ID) card

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