Table 3 Average serum levels of proteins according to the clinical characteristics of the untreated tuberculosis patients.
Clinical characteristics (Cases) | ALB (mg/mL) | P a | ARHGDIB (pg/mL) | P a | C3 (μg/mL) | P a | FCN2 (μg/mL) | P a | LPA (μg/mL) | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.772 | 0.055 | 0.227 | 0.684 | 0.418 | |||||
18–29 (21) | 48.17 ± 32.71 | 80.11 ± 44.69 | 576.00 ± 781.00 | 18.78 ± 18.66 | 131.08 ± 118.21 | |||||
30–49 (21) | 49.57 ± 27.74 | 114.25 ± 93.23 | 558.80 ± 330.60 | 13.77 ± 20.77 | 126.48 ± 50.72 | |||||
≥50 (15) | 42.20 ± 28.97 | 126.82 ± 79.34 | 747.20 ± 333.60 | 14.30 ± 12.64 | 153.39 ± 46.36 | |||||
Gender | 0.948 | 0.164 | 0.755 | 0.579 | 0.389 | |||||
Male (33) | 47.35 ± 31.20 | 87.88 ± 92.27 | 614.40 ± 497.20 | 15.28 ± 14.69 | 135.15 ± 92.65 | |||||
Female (24) | 47.82 ± 30.96 | 110.33 ± 82.08 | 607.20 ± 582.40 | 13.85 ± 19.24 | 146.67 ± 89.79 | |||||
Sputum smear | 0.263 | <0.001*** | 0.894 | 0.016* | 0.495 | |||||
Negative (21) | 48.49 ± 18.76 | 147.87 ± 52.89 | 608.80 ± 325.20 | 10.32 ± 8.54 | 148.27 ± 38.30 | |||||
Positive (36) | 39.55 ± 31.14 | 71.16 ± 57.24 | 622.40 ± 860.00 | 19.65 ± 22.03 | 128.52 ± 159.35 | |||||
Lung lesion | 0.218 | 0.720 | 0.107 | 0.800 | 0.059 | |||||
Single (21) | 52.59 ± 28.29 | 89.22 ± 44.35 | 512.80 ± 483.20 | 16.18 ± 15.14 | 156.72 ± 119.18 | |||||
Double (36) | 44.19 ± 28.82 | 112.51 ± 97.18 | 622.40 ± 921.20 | 14.42 ± 19.91 | 126.48 ± 51.67 | |||||
Chest X-ray | 0.078 | 0.379 | 0.229 | 0.196 | 0.235 | |||||
Non-cavity (47) | 48.74 ± 26.96 | 88.27 ± 91.89 | 584.00 ± 460.00 | 14.18 ± 18.33 | 144.26 ± 96.74 | |||||
Cavity (10) | 28.67 ± 22.72 | 118.76 ± 48.04 | 931.60 ± 1116.20 | 20.76 ± 20.73 | 113.04 ± 54.11 |
