We found that increases of 1Log10 in values of both CRP (aOR: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.02–1.81, p = 0.03) and ESR (aOR: 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01–1.06, p = 0.01) at pre-ATT were independently associated with presence of anemia at day 60 of therapy (Fig. 4c). Here, CRP is linked to anemia (phenotype).