Table 3 Treatment responses between pulmonary TB patients with higher and lower serum biomarker levelsa,b.

From: Role of TREM-1 in pulmonary tuberculosis patients- analysis of serum soluble TREM-1 levels

 

sTREM-1

P value

sTREM-2

P value

CRP

P value

Lower level

Higher level

Lower level

Higher level

Lower level

Higher level

2 M smear non-conversion, n = 75

29 (74.4%)

22 (62.9%)

0.286

28 (80.0%)

23 (59.0%)

0.051

26 (66.7%)

25 (71.4%)

0.659

2 M culture non-conversion, N = 75

32 (82.1%)

27 (77.1%)

0.600

30 (85.7%)

29 (74.4%)

0.225

32 (82.1%)

27 (77.1%)

0.600

On-treatment mortality

2 (4.7%)

12 (27.9%)

0.003

3 (7.0%)

11 (25.6%)

0.019

4 (9.3%)

10 (23.3%)

0.080

  1. aData are presented as mean ± SD or n(%) unless otherwise stated.
  2. bHigher and lower serum biomarkers levels are defined as levels above or below the median, respectively.
  3. TB, tuberculosis; sTREM, soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells; CRP, C-reactive protein.
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