CRP varied significantly by TB status (Fig 1): the median CRP for TBpos participants was 47.1mg/L (IQR 12.3–93.0mg/L), and 4.25mg/L (IQR 1.3–19.1mg/L) for TBneg participants with a mean difference 41.3mg/L (95%CI 33.4–49.2mg/L). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is tuberculosis.