[Table/Fig-3]:
Comparison of haematological parameters with follow up across different Tuberculosis groups.
| Parameters | Pulmonary | CNS | DISSEMINATED | OTHERS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | After 2 months | p-value | Baseline | After 2 months | p-value | Baseline | After 2 months | p-value | Baseline | After 2 months | p-value | |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.36±2.08 | 11.29±1.73 | <0.01 | 10.85±2.29 | 11.75±1.92 | <0.01 | 11.25±1.52 | 11.84±1.34 | .024 | 11.21±2.46 | 12.09±1.95 | <0.01 |
| WBC (x103/cu.mm | 10.58±5.62 | 8.19±1.26 | .040 | 9.52±4.07 | 7.78±1.55 | .082 | 8.61±3.56 | 7.94±1.53 | .545 | 8.00±2.69 | 7.77±1.37 | .648 |
| Platelet count(x105/cu.mm | 2.5±1.48 | 2.02±.28 | .058 | 2.22±1.10 | 1.95±.263 | .312 | 2.94±1.37 | 2.21±.53 | .054 | 2.60±1.47 | 2.12±.26 | .122 |
| ESR (mm/hr) | 73.89±10.00 | 7.59±1.67 | <0.01 | 50.90±24.44 | 7.70±3.67 | <0.01 | 58.07±18.52 | 10.79±7.26 | <0.001 | 58.52±22.81 | 8.30±4.30 | <0.01 |
| LDH (U/L) | 783.37±188.84 | 201.33±25.64 | <0.01 | 764.64± 182.99 |
205.15± 32.65 |
<0.01 | 758.86±194.73 | 208.07±31.65 | <0.001 | 714.00±175.46 | 209.26±62.94 | <0.01 |
| Albumin (mg/dl) | 3.47±.64 | 3.83±.30 | .001 | 3.70±.59 | 3.97±.50 | .029 | 3.20±.65 | 3.73±.32 | .002 | 3.36±.68 | 3.76±.37 | .001 |
p-value is considered significant when it is <0.05