Prevalence and Correlates of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) in Northwestern Nigeria
Table 5
Characteristics of HIV-positive individuals based on adherence to HAART.
Characteristics
HAART adherence status
value
Adherent ()
Nonadherent ()
Karnofsky performance score
95.00 (6.82)
83.00 (13.38)
0.001
CPE rank score
2.10 (0.46)
1.80 (0.59)
0.105
CD4 cells/mL
436.30 (262.42)
159.30 (106.95)
0.003
Nadir CD4 cells/mL
152.63 (108.44)
101.20 (104.47)
0.198
Viral load (log10 copies/mL)
2.6 (1.6)
5.3 (5.4)
0.001
Haemoglobin
11.15 (1.03)
8.82 (1.86)
<0.0001
Cognitive symptoms (PAOFI)
1.00 (1.46)
1.00 (1.49)
1.00
Activities of daily living (IADL)
0.63 (2.22)
1.50 (1.35)
0.147
Memory (recall) test score
7.20 (1.87)
6.40 (1.79)
0.256
Memory (recognition) test score
22.50 (1.58)
20.97 (22.66)
0.027
Data are mean (SD). CPE, CNS Penetration Effectiveness; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; PAOFI, Personal Assessment of Own Functioning Inventory.