Table 1 Demographic data of the study population.

From: Potential diagnostic value of pleural fluid cytokines levels for tuberculous pleural effusion

 

Patients

TPE

MPE

EMP

PPE

p value†

N

88

30

30

14

14

 

Age, yr

56.6 ± 1.9

52.3 ± 3.9

59.5 ± 2.8

56.0 ± 4.2

59.9 ± 3.2

0.3676

Sex (F/M), n

43/45

13/17

19/11

6/8

5/9

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM).
  2. TPE tuberculous pleural effusion, MPE malignant pleural effusion, EMP Empyema, PPE parapneumonic.
  3. †Comparisons of data between TPE, MPE, EMP and PPE effusions were performed using one-way analysis of variance.
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