Table 3.
Acute phase reactants, leukocyte vitamin C and stress hormones in non-smokers and smokers with pulmonary TB.
| Variables | Non-smokers | Smokers | P Value | ||||
| mean | SD | 95%CI | mean | SD | 95%CI | ||
| CRP (µg/mL) | 118 (n=51) |
50 | 103.74 131.67 |
147 (n=20) |
63 | 117.53 176.21 |
0.04 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 2443 (n=51) |
4170 | 1329.1 7551.2 |
4440 (n=20) |
6647 | 1269.4 3617.4 |
0.15 |
| White cell vitamin C (µg/108 cells) |
35 (n=50) |
32 | 25.514 43.811 |
17 (n=20) |
11 | 11.501 21.569 |
0.02 |
| Cortisol (nmol/L) | 436 (n=49) |
192 | 380.6 490.78 |
458 (n=19) |
233 | 345.16 570.10 |
0.69 |
| Epinephrine (pmol/L) |
480 (n=41) |
415 | 348.87 610.98 |
399 (n=16) |
265 | 257.94 540.68 |
0.70 |
| Norepinephrine (pmol/L) |
2520 (n=41) |
2041 | 1875.6 3163.8 |
2562 (n=16) |
2118 | 1433.9 3690.3 |
0.95 |
| Dopamine (pmol/L) |
421 (n=41) |
328 | 317.93 524.35 |
589 (n=16) | 474 | 336.59 841.16 |
0.33 |