Hematological Abnormalities of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients with and without HIV at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Comparison of hematological profiles of PTB patients with and without HIV.

Hematological parameter	PTB	PTB-HIV	P value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
WBC x 10^3/ µl	7.3 ± 3.1	6.9 ± 3.2	0.529
RBC x 10^6/µl	4.6 ± 0.85	4.12 ± 0.72	0 .108
Hgb (g/dl)	12.0 ± 3.4	10.8 ± 2.4	0.049
HCT (%)	38.3 ± 8.0	36.1 ± 6.1	0.114
MCV (fl)	91.7 ± 5	90.7 ± 4.3	0.056
MCH (pg)	29.3 ± 4.6	29.8 ± 5.5	0.612
MCHC (%)	34.2 ± 3.8	33.5 ± 3.2	0.282
PLT x 10^3/µl	336 ± 152	257 ± 132	0.007
Lymphocyte	1.8 ± 0.3	1.6 ± 0.4	0.273
Neutrophil	4.6 ± 0.6	3.9 ± 0.5	<0.001
Mixed cells	0.9 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.3	1.000
ESR (mm/hr)	65.3 ± 35.7	66.7 ± 28.6	0.827

N.B: P value derived from independent t-test; indicates significant difference; mixed cells: monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil.