Research Article

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

Table 5

Mean and SD of biochemistry parameters among TB and TB-HIV patients.

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

Indirect bilirubin
 High2.8% (4)1.1–7.27.4% (2)2.1–23.33.6% (6)
 Normal97.1% (134)92.7–98.892.5% (25)76.6–97.996.4% (159)
T-bilirubin
 High5.4% (12)3.1–9.25.0% (2)1.4–1.75.4% (14)
 Normal94.6% (209)90.7–96.795.0% (38)83.5–98.694.6% (247)
D-bilirubin
 High1.7% (4)0.6–4.37.1% (3)2.5–19.02.5% (7)
 Normal98.3% (230)95.7–99.392.8% (39)80.9–97.597.5% (269)
AST
 High35.2% (91)29.9–41.272.1% (31)57.3–83.340.5% (122)
 Normal64.7% (167) 58.7–70.327.9% (12)16.7–42.759.5% (179)
ALT
 High23.3% (60)18.5–28.741.8% (18)28.4–56.725.9% (78)
 Normal76.7% (198)71.2–81.558.1% (25)43.3–71.674.1% (223)
Cl
 High1.9% (3)0.06–5.60.6% (1)0.08–21.72.3% (4)
 Low17.86% (27)12.6–24.72.9% (5)10.1–43.418.5% (32)
 Normal80.1% (121)73.0–85.79.3% (16)51.8–86.879.2% (137)
K
 High1.3% (2)0.03–4.74.5% (1)0.08–21.71.7% (3)
 Low1.7% (27)1.2–2.522.7% (5)10.1–43.44.1% (7)
 Normal80.7% (122)73.7–86.372.7% (16)51.8–86.894.2% (163)
Na
 High1.3% (2)0.03–4.74.5% (1)0.08–21.7
 Low17.9% (27)12.6–24.822.7% (5)10.1–43.420.2% (35)
 Normal80.8% (122)73.7–86.372.7% (16)51.8–86.879.8% (138)
Creatinine
 High8.6% (22)5.7–12.711.6% (5)5.1–24.59.10%
 Low0.04% (1)0.006–0.20.0% (0)00.3% (1)
 Normal90.9% (232)86.8–93.988.3% (38)75.5–94.990.6% (270)
BUN
 High8.4% (21)5.6–12.59.5% (4)3.7–22.08.6% (25)
 Low8.8% (22)8.8–13.09.5% (4)3.7–22.08.9% (26)
 Normal82.7% (206)77.5–86.980.9% (34)66.6–90.082.5% (240)