Table 4 Laboratory results of hospitalized adult patients with PTB
AFB negative n = 130 (%) | AFB positive n = 94 (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Albumin (< 40 g/l) | 57 (43.9) | 50 (53.2) | 0.17 |
Anemia (Hb: male < 140 g/l, Female < 120 g/l) | 52 (40) | 39 (41.5) | 0.82 |
AST | |||
Increased (> 35 u/l) | 10 (7.7) | 7 (7.5) | 0.94 |
Decreased (< 13 u/l) | 10 (7.7) | 16 (17) | 0.03* |
ALT | |||
Increased (> 40 u/l) | 10 (7.7) | 9 (9.6) | 0.62 |
Decreased (< 7 u/l) | 2 (1.5) | 7 (7.5) | 0.03* |
Leukocytosis (white blood cells > 9.5 × 109/l) | 16 (12.3) | 21 (22.3) | 0.04* |
Lymphocytosis (lymphocytes > 3.2 × 109/l) | 3 (2.3) | 5 (5.3) | 0.23 |
Lymphopenia (lymphocytes < 1.1 × 109/l) | 24 (18.5) | 28 (29.8) | 0.04* |
Monocyte (monocytes > 0.6 × 109/l) | 36 (27.7) | 27 (28.7) | 0.86 |
RBC (red blood cells < 4.3 × 1012/l) | 41 (31.5) | 26 (27.7) | 0.53 |
Hct (< 40%) | 59 (45.4) | 36 (38.3) | 0.29 |
Thrombocytosis (platelets > 350 × 109 /l) | 12 (9.2) | 13 (13.8) | 0.28 |
PCT (> 0.05 ng/ml) | 26 (20) | 23 (24.5) | 0.42 |
IL-6 (> 7 pg/ml) | 32 (24.6) | 35 (37.2) | 0.04* |
CRP (> 8 mg/l) | 35 (26.9) | 37 (39.4) | 0.04* |
T-SPOT.TB Positive (> 0.35 IU/ml) | 41 (31.5) | 33 (35.1) | 0.57 |