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Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Jul;15(7):925–932. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0477

Table 4.

Hb levels and prevalence of anemia (Hb < 120 g/l for females and < 130 g/l for males) in adults with active tuberculosis infection from three East African sites

	Females		Males
	HIV+	HIV−	HIV+	HIV−
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mean Hb, g/l	87	97	99	111
Anemia prevalence, %	97.0	92.9	92.9	85.7
Kampala, Uganda⁹
Mean Hb, g/l	98	110	113	122
Anemia prevalence, %	85.5	67.9	62.6	42.6
Zomba, Malawi¹¹
Mean Hb, g/l	92	99	96	111
Anemia prevalence, %	86.0	85.3	91.0	67.3

Hb = hemoglobin; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; + = positive; − = negative.