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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants with HIV

From: The plasma kynurenine-to-tryptophan ratio as a biomarker of tuberculosis disease in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: an exploratory nested case–control study

Clinical characteristicsa

TB patients

(N=13)

Controls

(N=13)

Age (years), median (IQR)

41.6 (36.1-52.1)

47.4 (36.9-51.8)

Males, N (%)

8 (62)

9 (69)

BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

19.9 (18.8-21.6)

23.4 (21.4-24.4)

CD4 cell count (cells/mm3), median (IQR)

370 (189-577)

560 (486-730)

Duration of ART (years), median (IQR)

12.2 (4.2-16.8)

13.1 (7.7-14.6)

  1. aClinical characteristics were measured for TB patients at TB diagnosis and for the controls at visit 2
  2. ART Antiretroviral therapy, BMI Body mass index, N number, IQR interquartile range
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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