Table 2.

Laboratory and radiographic findings of the patients with tuberculous pleurisy

	Isolated pleurisy group (N = 51)	Pleuro-pulmonary group(N = 154)	p value
Positive AFB in PE	1 (2%)	4 (8%)	1.000
Receiving pleura biopsy	35 (69%)	51 (33%)	< 0.001
Granulomatous inflammation	25 (71%)	40 (78%)	0.458
Pretreatment resistance pattern
Anyone-drug resistance	5 (10%)	14 (9%)	0.837
Isoniazid	4 (8%)	13 (8%)	0.931
Rifampicin	1 (2%)	3 (2%)	0.977
Ethambutol	2 (4%)	4 (3%)	0.605
Multidrug resistance	1 (2%)	3 (2%)	0.977
Radiographic findings
Bilateral lesions	5 (10%)	61 (40%)	< 0.001
Loculated PE	22 (43%)	23 (15%)	< 0.001
PE analysis
Leukocyte (/μL)	3016 [5297]	1938 [4649]	0.239
Lymphocyte (%)	82 [24]	75 [25]	0.092
Neutrophil (%)	11 [18]	17 [21]	0.096
Total protein (g/dL)	4.6 [1.0]	4.2 [3.1]	0.264
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)	965 [593]	1166 [1837]	0.292
Glucose (mg/dL)	87 [42]	104 [62]	0.202
Blood tests
Leukocyte > 11000 or < 4000/μL	6 (12%)	29 (19%)	0.286
Anemia	21 (41%)	98 (60%)	0.003
Albumin < 3.5 g/dL	19 (37%)	83 (54%)	0.007
Total bilirubin > 1.2 mg/dL	5 (10%)	20 (13%)	0.800

AFB = acid-fast bacilli, PE = pleural effusion

Data are no. (%) or mean [SD]

* Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL in men or < 11 g/dL in women was considered anemia.