T-Lymphocyte Subsets in Apparently Healthy Nigerian Children

Table 3

Distribution of total lymphocyte count, CD4 count, and percentage using WHO cut-off values.

Total lymphocyte count and CD4 groupings	Age group								Total 𝑛 (%)
	≤11 months		12–35 months		36–59 months		≥5 years
	WHO	Study 𝑛 (%)	WHO	Study 𝑛 (%)	WHO	Study 𝑛 (%)	WHO	Study 𝑛 (%)
CD4 count (cells/ul) 𝑛 = 262	<1,500	51 (42.9)	<750	3 (10.0)	<350	0	<200	0	54 (20.6)
TLC (cells/ul); 𝑛 = 270	<4000; 𝑛 = 123	30 (24.4)	<3000; 𝑛 = 30	4 (13.3)	<2500; 𝑛 = 33	3 (9.1)	<2000; 𝑛 = 84	6 (7.1)	43 (15.9)
WHO CD4 %	≥35	34 (30.1)	≥30	12 (40.0)	≥25	21 (63.6)	≥500	76 (95.0)	143 (55.9)
	30–34.9	15 (13.3)	25–29.9	4 (13.3)	20–24.9	9 (27.3)	350–499	3 (3.8)	31 (12.1)
	25–29.9	36 (31.8)	20–24.9	12 (40.0)	15–19.9	1 (3.0)	200–349	1 (1.2)	50 (19.5)
	<25	28 (24.8)	<20	2 (6.7)	<15	2 (6.1)	<200 or <15%	0	32 (12.5)