Research Article
Basic Coagulation Parameters among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Basic coagulation and platelet profiles of study participants.
| | Profile | HIV-seronegative adults () | HIV-infected adults taking HAART () | HAART-naïve HIV-infected adults () | Reference range | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | PT | | | | | | Normal | 90 (90) | 38 (38) | 13 (13) | 10–14 seconds | | Prolonged | 10 (10) | 62 (62) | 87 (87) |
| | APPT | | | | | | Normal | 91 (91) | 68 (68) | 60 (60) | 24–36 seconds | | Prolonged | 9 (9) | 32 (32) | 40 (40) |
| | INR | | | | | | Normal | 90 (90) | 44 (44) | 15 (15) | 0.8–1.2 | | Prolonged | 10 (10) | 56 (56) | 85 (85) |
| | Platelet count | | | | | | Normal | 100 (100) | 92 (92) | 74 (74) | 150–/ul | | Low | 0 | 8 (8) | 26 (26) |
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HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy; PT: prothrombin time; INR: international normalization ratio; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time.
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