All TB cases

Pulmonary

Extrapulmonary

Disseminated

P-value

ESR (mm/hr)

N (%)

Normal 0 - 30

84 (22.8%)

69 (24%)

10 (15.2%)

3 (23.1%)

0.008

High 31 - 99

266 (72.1%)

204 (71.1%)

55 (83.3%)

7 (53.8%)

Very high > 99

19 (5.1%)

14 (4.9%)

1 (1.5%)

3 (23.1%)

CRP (mg/L)

N (%)

Normal 0 - 5

19 (6.6%)

14 (6.6%)

2 (3.3%)

3 (18.8%)

0.078

High 6 - 40

70 (24.1%)

57 (26.9%)

10 (16.4%)

3 (18.8%)

Very high > 40

201 (69.3%)

141 (66.5%)

49 (80.3%)

10 (62.5%)