Blood Cells and Interferon-Gamma Levels Correlation in Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Table 3

Hematological tests and IGRA result. Median and range of the values for hematological tests and IGRA result among household contacts of patients recently diagnosed as pulmonary TB (𝑛=88).

Variable	IGRA-negative		IGRA-positive		𝑃
	Median	Range	Median	Range
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.55	10.5–19.8	13.85	10–15.6	0.301
Hematocrit (%)	39.45	31.1–87.4	40.75	34.5–45.9	0.184
Platelets (mm^3)	293.500	169.000–532.000	302.500	172.000–441.000	0.878
Global (mm^3)	6.950	2.200–13.600	6.650	4.500–15.900	0.467
Neutrophils (mm^3)	3.882	1.204–8.100	3.562	1.472–5.928	0.570
Basophils (mm^3)	26.95	0–228	17.90	0–126	0.217
Eosinophils (mm^3)	206.9	0–1.704	306.9	0–1.919	0.178
Typical lymphocytes (mm^3)	2.403	868–9.520	2.191	1.093–3.672	0.190
Atypical lymphocytes (mm^3)	0	0–50	0	0–18	0.989
Monocytes (mm^3)	542.0	65–2.033	505.70	153–1.113	0.280

Mann Whitney 𝑈 test. IGRA: interferon-gamma release assay.