Research Article

Hematological and Biochemistry Profile and Risk Factors Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Guyana

Table 2

Hematological parameters among TB and TB-HIV patients.

HIV serostatus
Negative% ()95% CIPositive% ()95% CITotal% ()

Hb
 Low80.2% (200)74.9–84.891.7% (33)78.2–97.181.8% (233)
 Normal19.6% (49)15.2–25.00.08% (3)2.8–2.218.3% (52)
WBC
 High17.0% (42)12.8–22.22.8% (1)0.5–14.215.2% (43)
 Low5.3% (13)3.1–8.727.8% (10)15.8–44.08.1% (23)
 Normal77.7% (192)72.2–82.569.4% (25)53.1–82.076.7% (217)
PLT
 High27.3% (30)19.8–36.212.5% (2)3.5–36.025.6% (32)
 Low4.5% (5)1.9–10.26.3% (1)1.1–28.34.8% (6)
 Normal68.2% (75)58.9–76.181.3% (13)56.9–93.469.6% (87)
Blood sugar
 High37.7% (91)31.8–44.03.1% (12)1.9–4.736.9% (103)
 Low4.5% (11)2.5–7.90.3% (1)0.04–13.44.3% (12)
 Normal57.7% (139)51.4–63.765.7% (25)49.8–78.758.8% (164)