Baseline characteristics of included and non-included TB-patients with or without HIV ^a and healthy controls ^b.

a Total number of recruited subjects with active TB in the cohort was 1116 b Total number of recruited healthy controls in the cohort was 298 c All patients with CD4<500 cells/mm3 were selected for inclusion. For patients with CD4≥500cells/mm3 a consecutive number of patients were selected for inclusion. d Patients could have a simultaneous diagnosis of extrapulmonary and pulmonary TB (included HIV+ patients, n = 3, included HIV-negative patients, n = 2). e BMI is the calculated Body mass index (weight/height2). f MUAC is the mid upper arm circumference measured by a measuring tape. Baseline characteristics of included and non-included TB-patients with or without HIV a and healthy controls b.