HIV-Associated Oral Mucosal Melanin Hyperpigmentation: A Clinical Study in a South African Population Sample

Table 1

Demographic and immunological characteristics of the study population; all subjects were Black.

		No OMH ()		HIV-OMH ()
Age group	≤30 years	16	13.68%	3	8.11%
	31–40 years	49	41.88%	12	32.43%
	41–50 years	33	28.21%	15	40.54%
	>50 years	19	16.24%	7	18.92%
Gender	Female	91	77.78%	21	56.76%
	Male	26	22.22%	16	43.24%
Smoking status	No	114	97.44%	30	81.08%
	Yes	3	2.56%	7	18.92%
Snuff use	No	114	97.44%	34	91.89%
	Yes	3	2.56%	3	8.11%
CD4+ T cell count (cells/mm^3)	0–199	71	60.68%	21	56.76%
	200–499	32	27.35%	12	32.43%
	>499	13	11.11%	4	10.81%
	Unknown	1	0.85%	0	0.00%
Viral load	≤1000	75	64.10%	24	64.86%
	>1000	42	35.90%	13	35.14%