Variants of human DECTIN-1 rs16910526 are linked to differential reactive oxygen species production and susceptibility to tuberculosis

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and laboratory findings at diagnosis in healthy subjects (HS) and TB patients

N	HS 120	TB 120	P value HS vs TB
Age (Mean; ± SEM)	30,2 ± 7,8	29,6 ± 9,5	0.103^a
Leukocytes × 10³/mm³	7,2 ± 1,3	12,1 ± 2,7	< 0.002^a
PMN %	65,2 ± 6,9	79,0 ± 6,1	< 0.002^a
Lymphocytes %	31,8 ± 1,1	25,5 ± 4,7	0.12^a
Monocytes %	5,3 ± 0,2	4,2 ± 0,6	0.08^a
Ethnicity (%)
White individuals	72 (60)	45 (37.5)	< 0.0001^b
Native American individuals	48 (40)	75 (62.5)
Sex (%)
Male	65 (54.2)	78 (65)	< 0.04^b
Female	55 (45.8)	42 (35)

Categorical variables are expressed as percentages. Age values are presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM).
^ap values were calculated using the Mann‒Whitney U test for unpaired samples. ^bp values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. N number of individuals

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