Table 2. Neopterin and CRPlevels in different CD4 cell count strata in 365 TB patients with and without HIV and 31 controls.
CD4 cell count strata | Neopterin in HIV+/TB patients a | Neopterin in HIV-/TB patients a | Neopterin in Healthy controls a |
All | 54 (30–111) (n = 195) | 23.2 (14–44) (n = 170) | 3.8 (1.6–5.5) (n = 31) |
>500 cells/mm3 | 32 (22–50) (n = 22) | 14 (10–22) (n = 67) | - |
>350 cells/mm3 | 36 (24–56) (n = 48) | 20 (12–38) (n = 113) | - |
100–350 cells/mm3 | 63 (35–111) (n = 103) | 30 (17–51) (n = 54) | - |
<100 cells/mm3 | 77 (43–111) (n = 44) | 82 (79–104) (n = 3) | - |
CD4 cell count strata | CRP in HIV+/TB patients b | CRP in HIV-/TB patients b | CRP in Healthy controls b |
All | 36 (12–74) (n = 195) | 33.4 (12–79) (n = 170) | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) (n = 31) |
>500 cells/mm3 | 16 (2.8–41) (n = 22) | 19 (6,3–53) (n = 67) | - |
>350 cells/mm3 | 17 (5.3–51) (n = 48) | 27 (10–66) (n = 113) | - |
100–350 cells/mm3 | 40 (16–75) (n = 103) | 56 (21–90) (n = 54) | - |
<100 cells/mm3 | 47 (13–95) (n = 44) | 33 (33–33) (n = 3) | - |
a Neopterin levels (nmol/l), median (IQR) and number of study subject (n =)
b CRP levels (μg/ml), Median (IQR) and number of study subject (n =)