Research Article

Elevated OPN, IP-10, and Neutrophilia in Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Confirmed Tuberculosis Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of HC and TB individuals.

HC ( = 30)TB ( = 37) value

Antropometric data
 Age year; median (range)28.5 (22–59)40 (18–60)ns
 Gender: male; (%)9 (30)23 (62.2)**
 BMIna20.42 (14–44.5)
 Employed (%)10048.4
 Had contact with TB (%)048.6
Clinical symptoms
 Cough (%)na94.4
 Fever (%)na77.8
 Sweat (%)na66.7
 Loss of appetite (%)na25
Radiographic features
 Site of pathological finding
  One lung (%)na31.2
  Both lungs (%)na68.8
 Cavity (%)na46.9
 Effusion (%)na6.3
Laboratory findings: median (range)
  RBC (106/L)4.8 (4.3–6.5)4.6 (3–6.2)*
  Hemoglobin (g/dL)13.8 (12.2–17.2)12.5 (8.3–16)****
  Hematocrit (%)42.2 (39.1–51.8)37.8 (25.6–49.6)****
  WBC (103/L)6.8 (4.4–11.8)9.1 (4.4–19.6)****
  Neutrophil (%)52.5 (37–67)70 (49–85)****
  Lymphocyte (%)38.5 (24–68)19 (6–33)****
  Monocyte (%)5 (2–11)8 (3–13)****
  Eosinophil (%)3.5 (1–8)3 (1–10)ns
  Platelet (103/μL)305.5 (178–560)467 (143–784)****
  Plasma IgG (mg/dL)1134 (659–3266)1618 (934–2456)**
  Plasma IgA (mg/dL)329 (115–973)512 (162–1126)**

, , , .
TB group versus HC group by Mann-Whitney -test.
ns: not significant, na: not applicable.