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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants according to the categories

From: Assessment of interleukin 6 (IL-6) as a marker of inflammation among adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Zaria, Nigeria

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

TE

TN

HC

Sex

 Male

15(16.7)

20 (22.2)

28 (31.1)

 Female

15 (16.7)

10(11.1)

2 (2.2)

Educational status

 Primary

0 (0.0)

1 (1.1)

2(2.2)

 Secondary

9 (10.0)

10 (11.1)

19 (21.1)

 Undergraduate

8(8.9)

7(7.8)

0 (0.0)

 Graduate

8 (8.9)

4(4.4)

5(5.6)

 Islamiyya/Qur’anic

0 (0.0)

1(1.1)

0 (0.0)

 No formal education

5 (5.6)

7 (7.8)

4 (4.4)

Occupation

 Civil servant

8 (8.9)

5 (5.6)

2 (2.2)

 Driver

2 (2.2)

10 (11.1)

8 (8.9)

 Housewife

3 (3.3)

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

 Unemployed

12 (13.3)

5 (5.6)

10 (11.1)

 Others

5 (5.6)

9 (10.0)

10 (11.1)

  1. TE treatment experienced, TN treatment naïve, HC healthy control