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Table 2 Blood laboratory examination of adolescent patients with pulmonary TB

From: Clinical features of Tibetan adolescent tuberculosis at high altitudes: a retrospective study

Blood laboratory examination

Adolescent group (n = 63)

Adult group (n = 192)

t

P value

CRP (mg/L)

44.9 ± 58.2

42.4 ± 52.2

0.320

0.749

PCT (ng/mL)

0.3 ± 0.9

0.5 ± 3.5

-0.438

0.662

ESR (mm/h)

47.3 ± 24.8

38.6 ± 26.7

2.237

0.026

WBC (× 109/L)

7.2 ± 2.8

7.9 ± 5.1

-1.042

0.299

Neutrophil %

65.7 ± 12.4

67.0 ± 12.5

-0.699

0.485

  1. Abbreviations: CRP C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, WBC white blood cell, N% percentage of neutrophils
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