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Table 1 Shows baseline participant characteristics

From: Bacille Calmette-Guérin-specific IgG titres among infants born to mothers with active tuberculosis disease in Uganda

 

Cases (n = 25)

Controls (n = 25)

p-value

Infants

Weight (Kgs)

[median (IQR)]

3.0 (2.1–3.2)

3.4 (2.7–4.4)

0.029

Age (weeks)

[(median (IQR)]

7 (2–12)

12 (1–16)

0.445

Sex, Male/Female

8/12

8/12

0.999

Mothers

Haemoglobin (g/dl) [median (IQR)]

11.2 (10-11.85)

12.95 (10.7-13.83)

0.033

Living with HIV, n (%)

7 (28%)

8 (32%)

0.467

  1. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Missing values for weight, age, sex, haemoglobin concentration, HIV status, and Antenatal versus postnatal care are 11, 12, 10, 10, 4, and 3, respectively
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