CD4 and tuberculosis: At two years, both the median absolute CD4 count (269 cells/mm3 [IQR; 179, 363] vs 312 cells/mm3 [221, 431], P = 0.002) and the median CD4 count increase (184 cells/mm3 [107, 258] vs 208 cells/mm3 [123, 309], P = 0.02) were significantly lower in the TB group.