| Serum parameters | No. included* Controls/Cases | Controls, n = 94 (48.7%) | TB cases, n = 99 (51.3%) | P-value |
| Albumin, mean ± SD | 94/99 | 39.25 ± 5.54 | 28.58 ± 6.14 | <0.001† |
| Ferritin, µg/L, median (IQR) | 89/99 | 103.5 (59.5 - 159.5) | 355.3 (162.2 - 642.7) | <0.001†† |
| sTfR, mg/L, mean ± SD | 75/89 | 1.54 ± 0.54 | 1.92 ± 0.74 | 0.0003† |
| Transferrin, mean ± SD | 94/99 | 2.52 ± 0.48 | 1.7 ± 0.49 | <0.001† |
| CRP, mg/L, median (IQR) | 94/99 | 1.55 (0.59 - 6) | 67.8 (36.5 - 116.9) | <0.001†† |
| Neutrophil, median (IQR) | 47/53 | 2.29 (1.47 - 3.23) | 5.07 (3.85 - 6.86) | <0.001†† |
| Monocytes, median (IQR) | 47/53 | 0.47 (0.31 - 0.66) | 0.94 (0.67 - 1.26) | <0.001†† |
| Haemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SD | 94/99 | 12.8 ± 2.1 | 11.8 ± 2.1 | 0.001† |
| Thrombocytes, mean ± SD | 94/99 | 247.4 ± 87.4 | 363.6 ± 124.2 | <0.001† |
| Anaemia, n (%) | 94/99 |
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| 0.001§§ |
| No anaemia |
| 52 (55.32) | 28 (28.28) |
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| Mild anaemia |
| 26 (27.66) | 38 (38.38) |
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| Moderate anaemia |
| 15 (15.96) | 29 (29.29 |
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| Severe anaemia |
| 1 (1.06) | 4 (4.04) |
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| TB disease by CRP, n (%) | 94/99 |
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| <0.001§§ |
| No active disease |
| 76 (80.85) | 10 (10.10) |
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| Active disease |
| 18 (19.15) | 89 (89.90) |
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| TB symptom scoring, n (%) | 94/99 |
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| No TB |
| 94 (100.0) | - |
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| Mild TB symptoms |
| - | 57 (57.58) |
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| Severe TB symptoms |
| - | 42 (42.42) |
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