Research Article
Body Mass Index, Haemoglobin, and Total Lymphocyte Count as a Surrogate for CD4 Count in Resource Limited Settings
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied participants.
| | Parameter | Total subjects (384) | HAART group (208) | HAART naïve (176) |
| | Age (yrs.) | 40 (34–50) | 41 (35–53) | 40 (31.3–50) | | Sex (n, %) | | | | | Male | 116 (30.2) | 62 (16.1) | 54 (14.1) | | Female | 268 (69.8) | 146 (38.0) | 122 (31.8) | | CD4 (mm−3) | 346.5 (202–503.3) | 458.0 (307.5–633.8) | 229.0 (136.3–338.8) | | Hb (g/dL) | 12.1 (10.2–15.1) | 13.4 (12.6–14.2) | 10.6 (10.4–12.8) | | BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 (19.7–29.9) | 26.3 (24.3–28.9) | 23.5 (19.1–24.9) | | T lymphocyte (mm−3) | 2615 (1232–3336) | 3225 (2547–3230) | 1989 (1145–2605) |
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HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy.
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