Table 1 Characterization of groups included in the study

Sex (male/female)

20/14

27/19

27/29

0.4844

Age (years)

44.24 ± 15.15

38.34 ± 9.42

45.14 ± 13.52

0.0215*

BMI (kg/m2)

20.89 ± 2.28

21.54 ± 2.43

20.26 ± 2.31

0.0268*

TSPOT.TB (+)

0 (0%)

46 (100%)

56 (100%)

< 0.0001***

With BCG injected

33 (97.06%)

46 (100%)

52 (92.86%)

0.1591

WBC (×109/L)

6.62 ± 2.08

6.87 ± 2.15

5.34 ± 2.12

0.0008**

RBC (×1012/L)

4.31 ± 0.60

4.37 ± 0.52

3.73 ± 0.84

< 0.0001***

HGB (g/L)

128.35 ± 16.96

129.39 ± 11.63

121.55 ± 23.37

0.0738

PLT (×109/L)

307.24 ± 89.91

334.54 ± 55.67

240.89 ± 85.52

< 0.0001***

IgA (g/L)

2.41 ± 0.98

2.78 ± 0.98

2.56 ± 1.43

0.3754

IgG (g/L)

11.95 ± 3.11

10.91 ± 3.00

10.26 ± 4.97

0.1508

IgM (g/L)

2.33 ± 0.89

2.12 ± 1.17

2.16 ± 1.95

0.8188

IgE (IU/mL)

35.53 ± 88.72

59.42 ± 165.22

84.05 ± 176.32

0.3491

ESR (mm/h)

32.35 ± 47.66

27.50 ± 42.56

41.75 ± 35.03

0.2079

CRP (mg/L)

21.92 ± 40.34

21.88 ± 38.90

31.44 ± 43.61

0.4171