Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age (years)

56.1 ± 13

56.9 ± 12.5

56.8 ± 13.5

56 ± 13.3

55.1 ± 12.8

Male/female

187/173

38/33

45/41

50/43

54/57

BMI (kg/m (Pulle 2020))

23.1 ± 3.6

23.7 ± 3.6

22.8 ± 3.1

22.8 ± 3.2

23 ± 3.3

ESR (mm/h)

26.5 ± 12.1

26.4 ± 12

25.5 ± 11.6

26.5 ± 11.8

26.4 ± 12.7

Antituberculosis treatment (weeks)

11.7 ± 3.6

11.3 ± 3.4

11.6 ± 3.6

11.8 ± 3.7

11.8 ± 3.6

Diabetes

54 (15%)

12 (17%)

14 (16%)

13 (14%)

15 (14%)

Hypertension

47 (13%)

10 (14%)

10 (12%)

11 (12%)

16 (15%)

Other chronic controllable diseases

40 (11%)

8 (11%)

9 (10%)

11 (12%)

12 (11%)