The Effect of Low CD4+ Lymphocyte Count on the Radiographic Patterns of HIV Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Nigerians

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients in the study.

Characteristics of; the patients	Frequency	Percentage
Age	Age range: 19–65 years
	Mean age: 37.73 years
Sex	Males: 41	46.07%
	Females: 48	53.93%
Marital status	Married: 46	51.68%
	Single: 31	34.83%
	Separated: 2	2.25%
	Widowed: 10	11.23%
Smoking history	Have smoked: 15	16.85%
	Never smoked: 74	83.15%
Sputum smear	Positive: 29	32.58%
	Negative: 60	67.42%
	Typical features: 18	20.22%
Chest X-ray	Atypical features: 60	67.42%
	Normal features: 11	12.36%
	<200 cells/mm^3 − 68	76.40%
CD4 cell count	200–499 cells/mm^3 − 19	21.35%
	500 cells/mm^3 and above− 2	2.25%