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Table 2 General characteristics and laboratory outcomes of the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis according to the radiological stage

From: Prominent features of platelet count, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in pulmonary tuberculosis

 

Stage 1,2 PTB

Stage 3 PTB

p value

 

(n = 80)

(n = 20)

 

Age

39.2 ± 15.9

37.8 ± 12.9

0.47

Sex, F/M

18/62

1/19

0.02*

Hb, g/dL

12.5 ± 1.5

11.9 ± 1.2

0.004*

WBC, μL

8369 ± 2398

8890 ±1266

0.85

PLT, x103/μL

357 ± 108

491 ± 120

<0.0001*

PDW, %

14.8 ± 2.0

14.0 ± 2.2

0.23

MPV, fL

8.6 ± 1.5

8.3 ± 1.0

0.52

PCT, %

0.30 ± 0.07

0.4 ± 0.1

<0.0001*

ESR, mm/h

66 ± 26

83 ± 17

0.003*

CRP, mg/L

5.7 ± 4.9

9.1 ± 3.0

<0.0001*

  1. *Significant value (p < 0.05).
  2. PTB, Pulmonary tuberculosis; F/M, Female/Male; Hb, Hemoglobin; WBC, White blood cell; PLT, Platelet; PDW, Platelet distribution width; MPV, Mean platelet volüme; PCT, Plateletcrit; ESR, Eritrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein.
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