Table 2 Association of clinical parameters with baseline CRP value

Age category

Age <16

16 (4–48)

p < 0.001*

Age 16–35

40 (11–93)

Age 35–50

50 (14–107)

Age >50

39 (13–98)

Gender male

Male

51 (15–109)

p < 0.001**

Female

32 (11–78)

Ethnicity

White

50 (16–107)

p < 0.001*

Black African/Caribbean

49 (16–103)

Asian

20 (7–54)

Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa

51 (17–112)

Americas

65 (28–109)

HIV status

HIV negative

37 (10–88)

p < 0.001*

HIV positive

75 (26–136)

HIV status unknown

35 (11–86)

Smear status

Smear negative

28 (7–74)

p < 0.001**

Smear positive

66 (30–121)

Culture result

Culture negative

19 (5–72)

p < 0.001**

culture positive

49 (16–103)

Site of disease

Pulmonary or mediastinal lymph node

47 (14–100)

p < 0.001*

Pleural or pericardial

84 (36–132)

Abdominal

65 (29–124)

Miliary/disseminated

61 (26–125)

Bone and joint

33 (10–78)

Peripheral lymph node

14 (4–41)

Skin and soft tissue

11 (1–61)

CNS

13 (4–31)

Other./unknown

33 (12–76)