The median levels of CRP, SAP, PCT, ferritin, TPA, SAA, ADAMTS-13, p-selectin, GDF-15, I-309, IFN-γ, IP-10, TNF-α, CFH, MIG, ITAC, HCC-1 and MIP-4 were significantly higher in TB cases, whereas the levels of antithrombin III, Apo A-1, transthyretin, NCAM and BDNF were significantly higher in the ORD group. Here, GDF15 is linked to tuberculosis.