Table 2.

Comparison of mean values of immunological and hematological parameters in the newly diagnosed TB patients versus healthy control

	Male		Female
	TB patient mean ± SD	HC mean ± SD	P-value	TB patient mean ± SD	HC mean ± SD	P-value
WBC × 103cells/µl	8.35± 3.3	6.83 ± 2.17	0.007	8.62 ± 2.89	6.67 ± 1.5	0.001
AGC ×103cells/µl	5.62 ± 2.97	3.9 ± 1.85	0.001	5.65 ±2.67	3.66 ± 1.22	0.001
ALC × 103cells /µl	1.90 ± 0.52	2.2 ± 0.58	0.008	2.07 ±0.81	2.28 ± 0.55	0.101
CD4cells /µl	650 ± 224	883 ±256	0.001	793±332	975±300	0.002
CD8 cells/µl	612± 266	675 ±277	0.256	640±290	712±260	0.217
CD4/CD8 ratio	1.17 ± 0.44	1.41 ± 0.46	0.009	1.59 ± 0.95	1.44 ±0.43	0.268
RBC × 106cells /µl	4.95 ±1.58	5.81 ± 0.74	0.001	4.74 ±0.99	5.24±0.74	0.001
Hgb g/dl	13.3 ± 4.6	17.1 ± 2.2	0.001	12.5±3.6	14.9 ± 2.2	0.001
MCV fl	88.0 ± 14	94 ±5.8	0.001	87 ±14.7	93.2±7.2	0.001
MCHC g/dl	32.09 ± 2.18	33.34±0.82	0.001	32 ± 2.6	33 ± 0.8	0.001
PLT × 103cells /µl	455.9 ± 329	315 ±124	0.001	442± 317	340±144	0.001

HC= healthy controls