Table 3 The proportion of TB patients with low, normal and high hematological profile before initiation and after completion of the intensive phase tuberculosis treatment at University of Gondar hospital, 2014

RBC

Low

91 (54.2)

92 (54.8)

0.92

Normal

72 (42.9)

69 (41.1)

M = 4.5-6.2 × 10⁶/ μl

F = 4.0 -5.5 × 10⁶/μl

High

5 (3)

7 (4.2)

WBC

Low

24 (14.3)

31 (18.5)

0.262

Normal

115 (68.5)

113 (67.3)

4.0 – 10.0 × 10³/μl

High

29 (17.3)

24 (14.3)

HCT

Low

86 (51.2)

122 (72.6)

0.000*

Normal

69 (41.1)

42 (25.0)

M = 40 -52 %

F =36 – 47 %

High

13 (7.7)

4 (2.4)

HGB

Low

92 (54.8)

121 (72)

0.000*

Normal

76 (45.2)

47 (28)

M = 13 – 18 g/dl

F = 12–16 g/dl

High

0 (0)

0 (0)

MCV

Low

13 (7.7)

10 (6)

0.589

normal

129 (76.8)

130 (77.4)

80 – 100 fl

high

26 (15.5)

28 (16.7)

MCH

low

37 (22)

18 (10.7)

0.000*

Normal

96 (57.1)

105 (62.5)

27 – 32 pg

High

35 (20.8)

45 (26.8)

MCHC

low

75 (44.6)

163 (98.2)

0.000*

normal

90 (53.6)

3 (1.8)

31.5 – 36 g/dl

RDW_CV

Normal

118 (70.2)

9 (5.4)

11.5 - 14.5 %

0.000*

high

50 (29.8)

159 (94.6)

PLT

low

22 (13.1)

25 (14.9)

0.01*

normal

113 (67.3)

128 (76.2)

150 - 450 × 10³/μl

High

33 (19.6)

15 (8.9)

PDW

Normal

157 (93.5)

167 (99.4)

10 -17 %

0.000*

high

11 (6.5)

1 (0.6)

Lymphocyte

low

4 (2.4)

6 (3.6)

1.000

Normal

160 (95.2)

156 (92.9)

1.5 - 4.5 × 10³/μl

high

4 (2.4)

6 (3.6)

Mixed cell

Normal

160 (95.2)

165 (98.2)

0.26 -1.3 × 10³/μl

0.960

high

8 (4.8)

3 (1.8)

Neutrophil

Low

13 (7.7)

24 (14.3)

0.233

Normal

136 (81)

124 (73.8)

2.0 – 7.0 × 10³/μl

High

19 (11.3)

20 (11.9)