Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Genetic variants of MARCO are associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population

 

Status

Control

 

Case

 

Total

P value*

Gender

Male

712

40.6%

1043

59.4%

1755

<0.001

 

Female

784

63.3%

455

36.7%

1239

 

Ethnicity

Mandinka

454

47.8%

495

52.2%

949

0.250

 

Jola

287

56.9%

217

43.1%

504

0.004

 

Fula

296

58.7%

208

41.3%

504

<0.001

 

Wollof

263

71.3%

106

28.7%

369

<0.001

 

Other

190

28.8%

470

71.2%

660

<0.001

 

Unknown

6

75.0%

2

25.0%

8

 
 

Total

1496

 

1498

 

2994

 
  1. *Standard Chi-Square tests with 1 degree of freedom were performed for comparing groups.
Back to article page

BMC Medical Genetics

ISSN: 1471-2350

Contact us