Table 2 QuantiFERON -TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT) values obtained in different groups of patients
From: What does IGRA testing add to the diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis? A Bayesian latent class analysis
Characteristics | Categories | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male (n = 141) | 5.66 (6.65) | 2.62 (0.58–9.05) |
Female (n = 126) | 4.55 (5.94) | 1.54 (0.04–7.86) | |
Ethnicity | Asian (n = 141) | 5.50 (5.89) | 2.65 (0.79–9.05) |
African (n = 55) | 5.76 (6.54) | 3.19 (0.08–10.40) | |
Caucasian (n = 71) | 3.92 (6.94) | 0.70 (0.01–4.45) | |
Oral steroids | No (n = 117) | 4.61 (6.54) | 1.49 (0.02–8.00) |
Yes (n = 150) | 5.55 (6.17) | 2.47 (0.59–9.86) | |
Choroiditis | Absent (n = 233) | 4.98 (6.35) | 1.72 (0.05–8.76) |
Present (n = 34) | 6.22 (6.22) | 4.01 (1.65–8.86) | |
Uveitis | Anterior (n = 49) | 4.83 (5.93) | 1.39 (0.10–8.89) |
Intermediate (n = 65) | 5.61 (7.50) | 1.62 (0.03–10.01) | |
Posterior (n = 95) | 4.84 (5.96) | 1.84 (0.05–8.26) | |
Bilaterality | Unilateral (n = 105) | 4.83 (6.10) | 1.51 (0.27–8.57) |
Bilateral (n = 162) | 5.34 (6.50) | 2.59 (0.04–8.90) | |
Chest X-ray suggestive of healed pulmonary TB | Absent (n = 216) | 5.39 (6.53) | 2.30 (0.25–8.90) |
Present (n = 50) | 3.90 (5.32) | 1.11 (0.01–6.35) | |
Total (n = 267) | 5.14 (6.34) | 2.01 (0.10–8.76) |