Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the recruited subjects
| Â | Patients | Controls |
|---|---|---|
No. of subjects | 100 | 100 |
Age (yrs): (Mean ± SD) | 42.52 ± 20.94 | 35.78 ± 16.56 |
Male/Female | 64/36 | 72/28 |
Past h/o TB | 7 | 0 |
Family h/o TB (other than index case) | 6 | 3 |
Duration of illness (months): (Mean ± SD) | 19.2 ± 3.5 |  |
Pulmonary TB | 80 | Â |
   < 3 lobes involved (%) | 52 (65) |  |
   ≥ 3 lobes involved (%) | 28 (35) |  |
Extra-pulmonary TB | 20 | Â |