TABLE 2.
Comparison of laboratory results between subclinical and active TB cases.
| Characteristicsa | Subclinical TB cases (Mean ± SD, N = 69) | Active TB cases (Mean ± SD, n = 311) | P-value |
| T lymphocytes (%) | 67.93 ± 7.19 | 67.28 ± 9.76 | 0.555 |
| CD4+ (%) | 37.91 ± 7.74 | 36.49 ± 8.56 | 0.232 |
| CD8+ (%) | 27.92 ± 7.23 | 28.56 ± 9.2 | 0.608 |
| CD4+/CD8+ | 1.52 ± 0.76 | 1.58 ± 1.89 | 0.830 |
| B lymphocytes (%) | 14.78 ± 4.73 | 12.23 ± 5.52 | 0.001 |
| NK cells (%) | 14.47 ± 5.86 | 17.66 ± 9.3 | 0.001 |
| Leucocytes (× 109/L) | 5.91 ± 1.46 | 6.55 ± 2.39 | 0.005 |
| Neutrophils (× 109/L) | 3.45 ± 1.19 | 4.93 ± 10.3 | 0.236 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 57.64 ± 8.96 | 63.99 ± 12.58 | < 0.001 |
| Lymphocytes (× 109/L) | 1.8 ± 0.54 | 1.52 ± 1.77 | 0.195 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 31.23 ± 7.99 | 23.72 ± 11.29 | < 0.001 |
| NLR | 2.08 ± 1.03 | 4.83 ± 14.56 | < 0.001 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 144.48 ± 18.23 | 130.08 ± 20.82 | < 0.001 |
| Platelets (× 109/L) | 232.26 ± 56.98 | 258.54 ± 94.47 | 0.003 |
aSD, standard deviation; NK, natural killer; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.