Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cytopenia in HIV-Infected Patients before and after the Initiation of HAART

Table 1

The demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.

CharacteristicsTotal (n = 4325)Noncytopenia (n = 3501)Cytopenia (n = 824)

Age (years)
 <402796 (64.6%)2442 (67.6%)354 (49.8%)
 ≥401530 (35.4%)1173 (32.4%)357 (50.2%)
Sex
 Male4048 (93.6%)3340 (95.4%)708 (85.9%)
 Female277 (6.4%)161 (4.6%)116 (14.1%)
WHO stage
 I3307 (76.5%)2795 (79.8%)512 (62.1%)
 II234 (5.4%)188 (5.4%)46 (5.6%)
 III281 (6.5%)217 (6.2%)64 (7.8%)
 IV503 (11.6%)301 (8.6%)202 (24.5%)
BMI (kg/m2)
 <18.5337 (9.8%)240 (8.1%)97 (19.7%)
 18.5–242248 (65.3%)1938 (65.7%)310 (62.9%)
 >24858 (24.9%)772 (26.2%)86 (17.4%)
CD4+ T-cell counts (/μl)
 <2001475 (35.6%)949 (22.9%)526 (66.2%)
 ≥2002667 (64.4%)2398 (71.6%)269 (33.8%)
Viral load (copies/ml)
 ≥100000979 (30%)699 (26.2%)280 (48%)
 <1000002280 (70%)1977 (73.9%)303 (52%)
Infection routes
 Sexual3933 (91%)3258 (93.1%)675 (81.9%)
 Others392 (9.9%)243 (6.9%)149 (18.1%)
HCV-coinfection
 No3481 (80.5%)2934 (81.2%)547 (76.9%)
 Yes77 (19.5%)681 (15.7%)164 (23.1%)
HBV-coinfection
 No4111 (95%)3474 (96.1%)637 (89.6%)
 Yes215 (5%)141 (3.9%)74 (10.4%)

Note: data are presented as n (%); WHO, World Health Organization; BMI, body mass index; variable had missing values: BMI = 883; HIV RNA = 1066; CD4+ T-cell counts = 183.