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. 2018 Oct 10;5(11):ofy253. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy253

Table 2.

Trends in Clinical Parameters in Participants Treated for Tuberculosis, With Confirmed Tuberculosis, Possible Tuberculosis, and Not Treated for Tuberculosis

No.a Baseline Week 2 Week 4 Week 8 P b
C-reactive protein, mg/L Treated for TB 265 56.2 (17.6 to 114.2) 13.0 (4.0 to 33.3) 14.0 (5.0 to 28.4) 8.6 (3.0 to 20.0) <.0001
Confirmed TB 125 84.0 (45.8 to 128.3) 15.8 (7.2 to 39.5) 18.0 (7.0 to 35.7) 8.0 (3.0 to 20.2) <.0001
Possible TB 140 30.4 (8.0 to 84.1) 10.8 (3.0 to 26.8) 9.6 (4.0 to 24.0) 9.0 (3.0 to 20.0) <.0001
Not treated for TB 82 3.9 (2.0 to 10.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 9.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 10.1) 3.4 (2.0 to 9.0) .5
Weight, kg Treated for TB 270 56.8 (50.1 to 64.4) 57.0 (50.6 to 64.9) 57.9 (51.2 to 65.5) 58.4 (52.3 to 65.8) <.0001
Confirmed TB 128 55.6 (49.7 to 62.1) 55.5 (50.2 to 62.1) 56.6 (50.6 to 62.1) 57.7 (52.5 to 63.5) <.0001
Possible TB 142 58.1 (50.5 to 66.0) 58.9 (51.0 to 66.6) 59.0 (51.9 to 66.8) 59.9 (52.2 to 68.1) <.0001
Not treated for TB 82 59.9 (53.1 to 67.6) 60.4 (53.9 to 68.2) 61.0 (54.2 to 69.3) 60.4 (54.6 to 69.8) .4
Hemoglobin, g/dL Treated for TB 265 10.6 (9.2 to 12.1) 10.6 (9.4 to 12.2) 11.1 (9.8 to 12.4) 11.7 (10.2 to 12.9) <.0001
Confirmed TB 125 10.2 (8.8 to 11.7) 10.4 (9.2 to 11.7) 10.8 (9.7 to 12.3) 11.7 (10.3 to 12.8) <.0001
Possible TB 140 11.1 (9.7 to 12.4) 10.9 (9.6 to 12.4) 11.2 (10.0 to 12.7) 11.7 (10.0 to 13.0) <.0001
Not treated for TB 80 13.3 (11.4 to 14.4) 13.0 (11.6 to 14.4) 13.0 (11.3 to 14.3) 13.2 (11.7 to 14.5) .4
Karnofsky Performance Score Treated for TB 270 70 (60 to 80) 70 (70 to 80) 80 (70 to 80) 90 (80 to 90) <.0001
Confirmed TB 128 60 (50 to 70) 70 (60 to 80) 80 (70 to 80) 80 (80 to 90) <.0001
Possible TB 142 70 (60 to 80) 80 (70 to 80) 80 (80 to 90) 90 (80 to 90) <.0001
Not treated for TB 82 70 (70 to 80) 80 (70 to 80) 80 (70 to 80) 80 (80 to 90) <.0001
Symptom score ratio Treated for TB 270 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) 1.0 (08. to 1.0) 1.0 (1.0 to 1.0) <.0001
Confirmed TB 128 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) 1.0 (0.9 to 1.0) <.0001
Possible TB 142 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) 1.0 (0.8 to 1.0) 1.0 (1.0 to 1.0) <.0001
Not treated for TB 82 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) 0.6 (0.3 to 0.8) 0.8 (0.5 to 1.0) 1.0 (0.7 to 1.0) <.0001

Repeat baseline and on-treatment observations were obtained for 16 participants who started antituberculosis therapy after an initial period of observation. Values at different time points are medians with interquartile ranges in parentheses.

Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.

aNumber of participants contributing complete data set to model.

b P value for trend.