Role of ascites adenosine deaminase in differentiating between tuberculous peritonitis and peritoneal carcinomatosis

Table 2 Laboratory features including tumor markers in serum and ascites of the patients

	Tuberculous peritonitis(n = 27)	Peritoneal carcinomatosis(n = 25)	P value
Serum lab
Serum WBC (/mm3)	6083.7 ± 3115.9	6429.6 ± 2466.6	NS
Serum lymphocyte (%)	16.70 ± 8.39	22.01 ± 7.19	0.02
Serum CRP (mg/dL)	7.88 ± 6.62	3.12 ± 2.69	0.03
Serum CEA (ng/mL)	1.79 ± 1.09	10.26 ± 25.38	0.02
Serum CA 19-9 (U/mL)	10.63 ± 8.52	2283.56 ± 6211.99	0.05
Serum CA 125 (U/mL)	591.36 ± 440.95	676.73 ± 1088.28	NS
Ascites lab
Ascites WBC (/mm3)	1325.9 ± 955.1	951.1 ± 773.1	NS
Ascites lymphocyte (%)	67.77 ± 23.41	48.36 ± 18.78	< 0.01
Ascites albumin (g/dL)	2.30 ± 0.75	2.32 ± 0.76	NS
SAAG	0.72 ± 0.49	1.05 ± 0.50	0.03
Ascites ADA (IU/L)	66.76 ± 32.09	13.89 ± 8.95	< 0.01
Ascites CEA (ng/mL)	1.36 ± 0.83	682.77 ± 1955.34	0.01
Ascites CA 19-9 (U/mL)	17.53 ± 24.15	12344.10 ± 33569.78	NS
Ascites CA 125 (U/mL)	1069.20 ± 578.74	1188.56 ± 1439.06	NS

WBC: White blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CA 19-9: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CA 125: Carbohydrate antigen 125; SAAG: Serum-ascites albumin gradient; ADA: Adenosine deaminase; NS: Not significant. All statistical significance tests were performed by Mann-Whitney U-test.