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Table 3.

The proportion of TB patients with low, normal and high hematological profile before initiation and after completion of the intensive phase tuberculosis treatment at University of Gondar hospital, 2014

Parameters	Category	Before TB treatment	After TB treatment	Reference Intervals	P-Value
RBC	Low	91 (54.2)	92 (54.8)		0.92
	Normal	72 (42.9)	69 (41.1)	M = 4.5-6.2 × 10⁶/ μl
	Normal	72 (42.9)	69 (41.1)	F = 4.0 -5.5 × 10⁶/μl
	High	5 (3)	7 (4.2)
WBC	Low	24 (14.3)	31 (18.5)		0.262
	Normal	115 (68.5)	113 (67.3)	4.0 – 10.0 × 10³/μl
	High	29 (17.3)	24 (14.3)
HCT	Low	86 (51.2)	122 (72.6)		0.000*
	Normal	69 (41.1)	42 (25.0)	M = 40 -52 %
	Normal	69 (41.1)	42 (25.0)	F =36 – 47 %
	High	13 (7.7)	4 (2.4)
HGB	Low	92 (54.8)	121 (72)		0.000*
	Normal	76 (45.2)	47 (28)	M = 13 – 18 g/dl
	Normal	76 (45.2)	47 (28)	F = 12–16 g/dl
	High	0 (0)	0 (0)
MCV	Low	13 (7.7)	10 (6)		0.589
	normal	129 (76.8)	130 (77.4)	80 – 100 fl
	high	26 (15.5)	28 (16.7)
MCH	low	37 (22)	18 (10.7)		0.000*
	Normal	96 (57.1)	105 (62.5)	27 – 32 pg
	High	35 (20.8)	45 (26.8)
MCHC	low	75 (44.6)	163 (98.2)		0.000*
MCHC	normal	90 (53.6)	3 (1.8)	31.5 – 36 g/dl	0.000*
RDW_CV	Normal	118 (70.2)	9 (5.4)	11.5 - 14.5 %	0.000*
RDW_CV	high	50 (29.8)	159 (94.6)		0.000*
PLT	low	22 (13.1)	25 (14.9)		0.01*
	normal	113 (67.3)	128 (76.2)	150 - 450 × 10³/μl
	High	33 (19.6)	15 (8.9)
PDW	Normal	157 (93.5)	167 (99.4)	10 -17 %	0.000*
PDW	high	11 (6.5)	1 (0.6)		0.000*
Lymphocyte	low	4 (2.4)	6 (3.6)		1.000
	Normal	160 (95.2)	156 (92.9)	1.5 - 4.5 × 10³/μl
	high	4 (2.4)	6 (3.6)
Mixed cell	Normal	160 (95.2)	165 (98.2)	0.26 -1.3 × 10³/μl	0.960
Mixed cell	high	8 (4.8)	3 (1.8)		0.960
Neutrophil	Low	13 (7.7)	24 (14.3)		0.233
	Normal	136 (81)	124 (73.8)	2.0 – 7.0 × 10³/μl
	High	19 (11.3)	20 (11.9)

* = significant association. Hematological parameter values less than and greater than the reference intervals are categorized as low and high respectively