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Table 1 The demographic characteristics of the subjects

From: Usefulness of interferon-γ release assay for the diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB in Zhejiang Province, China

Population

No.

M/F a

Median (IQR) age (years)

Smear-positive pulmonary TB patients

120

77/43

45(25–61)

Smear-negative pulmonary TB patients

269

173/96

Extra-pulmonary TB patients

113

66/47

Other lung diseases patients

81

28/53

49(33–61)

Healthy controls

100

56/44

48(44–53)

  1. a M/F indicates the ratio of male/female