Low plasma vitamin A concentration is associated with tuberculosis in Moroccan population: a preliminary case control study

Table 3 Distribution of plasma retinol concentration according to sex and age

	TB patients		Healthy controls		p
	N	Mean retinol (µmol/L) Median [Min–Max]	N	Mean retinol (µmol/L) Median [Min–Max]	p
Sex
Men	29	1.60 ± 0.8	21	2.87 ± 1.01	<0.0001
Men	29	1.45 [0.45–3.89]	21	2.54 [1, 39]	<0.0001
Women	15	1.94 ± 1.52	19	2.69 ± 0.93	0.04275
Women	15	1.22 [0.55–4.94]	19	2.56 [1.12–4.73]	0.04275
		p > 0.05		p > 0.05
Age (years)
<29	23	1.86 ± 1.18	10	2.93 ± 0.88	<0.001
<29	23	1.45 [0.53–4.94]	10	2.62 [2.04–4.32]	<0.001
30–49	15	1.66 ± 1.12	19	2.98 ± 1.05	0.0014
30–49	15	1.24 [0.45–4.01]	19	2.56 [1.17–5.39]	0.0014
>50	6	1.32 ± 0.57	11	2.30 ± 0.77	0.01
>50	6	1.24 [0.45–4.01]	11	2.32 [1.12–3.27]	0.01
		p > 0.05		p > 0.05

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