Table 2 Clinical data of pulmonary TB patients (N = 187) and normal reference ranges.

From: Screening and identification of lncRNAs as potential biomarkers for pulmonary tuberculosis

 

TB patients

Normal reference ranges

Median

P value

Total protein (g/L)

70.60 ± 6.89

64.00–83.00

72.88

0.004**

Albumin (g/L)

40.34 ± 6.62

36.00–52.00

43.27

<0.001***

Globulin (g/L)

30.2723 ± 5.62

22.00–34.00

27.35

<0.001***

A/G

1.38 ± 0.34

1.20–2.50

1.73

<0.001***

CRP (mg/L)

25.39 ± 40.56

0.00–0.82

0.41

<0.001***

Prealbumin (g/L)

0.17 ± 0.10

0.15–0.36

0.23

<0.001***

IgG (g/L)

14.40 ± 5.16

11.50–14.22

12.79

0.006**

IgA (g/L)

2.84 ± 1.33

1.70–3.25

2.35

0.001***

IgM (g/L)

1.40 ± 0.79

0.73–1.17

0.92

<0.001***

Complement C3

1.14 ± 0.21

0.83–1.77

1.21

0.003**

Complement 4 (mg/L)

314 ± 101.12

100.00–400.00

200

<0.001***

  1. A P-value ≤ 0.05 indicates statistical significance. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. P value between TB patients and normal reference range, for one-sample t-test after taking the logarithm then compare to the median.
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