CRP and chronic kidney disease: The findings indicated statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding age, sputum bacteriology, pleural effusion, heart failure, stroke, CHD, CKD, number of lung lobes, anti-tuberculosis treatment, WBC, Cr, ESR, CRP, Hb, Alb, total cholesterol, and LDL (P < 0.05), as illustrated in Table 3.