Table 2 Clinical data of pulmonary tuberculosis patients (N = 187) and normal reference ranges

Total protein (g/L)

68.32 ± 6.66

64.00 − 83.00

72.88

< 0.001^**

Albumin (g/L)

37.94 ± 5.13

36.00 − 52.00

43.27

< 0.001^**

Globulin (g/L)

30.27 ± 5.60

22.00 − 34.00

27.35

< 0.001^**

A/G

1.29 ± 0.32

1.20 − 2.50

1.73

< 0.001^**

CRP (mg/L)

29.69 ± 38.72

0.00 − 0.82

0.41

< 0.001^**

Prealbumin (g/L)

0.18 ± 0.08

0.15 − 0.36

0.23

< 0.001^**

Fibrinogen (g/L)

5.69 ± 2.23

1.90 − 5.60

3.26

< 0.001^**

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.06 ± 0.67

0.56 − 1.69

1.05

0.001^**

LDH (U/L)

167.55 ± 54.74

100.00 − 240.00

154.92

0.064

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.03 ± 0.34

1.03 − 1.55

1.26

< 0.001^**

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.31 ± 0.81

0.00 − 3.10

1.55

< 0.001^**

Lipoprotein (mg/L)

270.60 ± 275.90

0.00 − 300.00

150.00

0.004^**

APOA1 (g/L)

1.05 ± 0.23

1.20 − 1.60

1.39

< 0.001^**

APOB (g/L)

0.76 ± 0.20

0.80 − 1.05

0.92

< 0.001^**

IgG (g/L)

14.05 ± 3.60

11.50 − 14.22

12.79

0.007^**

IgA (g/L)

2.84 ± 1.37

1.70 − 3.25

2.35

0.044^*

IgM (g/L)

1.21 ± 0.57

0.73 − 1.17

0.92

< 0.001^**

Complement 4 (mg/L)

377.78 ± 80.38

100.00 − 400.00

200.00

< 0.001^**

Complement 3 (g/L)

1.04 ± 0.24

0.83 − 1.77

1.21

< 0.001^**