Table 4 Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) strain type and host ethnicity in patients with culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis
Parameter | Unadjusted baseline CRP median(IQR) mg/L | Fold change in CRP, multivariable (log-scale) linear regression model* | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M.tb strain type | Beijing | 62 (17–82) | 0.93 (0.55–1.55) | p = 0.772 |
East African-Indian | 29 (14–70) | 0.49 (0.33–0.73) | p = 0.001 | |
Central Asian Strain | 28 (14–84) | 0.71 (0.50–1.00) | p = 0.053 | |
Unassigned | 56 (28–115) | 0.97 (0.68–1.38) | p = 0.871 | |
Euro-American | 70 (30–124) | Reference |  | |
Ethnicity | Americas | 59 (22–82) | 0.73 (0.37–1.43) | p = 0.357 |
Asian | 30 (15–75) | 0.72 (0.53–0.99) | p = 0.045 | |
Eastern Mediterranean | 73 (40–118) | 1.33 (0.81–2.19) | p = 0.260 | |
White | 57 (19–113) | 0.71 (0.53–0.95) | p = 0.020 | |
Black | 73 (28–128) | Reference | ||