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Table 1 Comparison of Baseline parameters in HIV infected males & females

From: Profile of hematological abnormalities of Indian HIV infected individuals

PARAMETER

MALE (MEAN ± S.D.)

N = 135

FEMALE (MEAN ± S.D.)

N = 65

TOTAL

(MEAN ± S.D.)

N = 200

P value

Institute reference values*

AGE(yrs)

37.4 ± 8.25(18–60)

35.11 ± 9.66(18–60)

36.66 ± 8.75(18–60)

0.083

 

Hb (gm/dl)

10.58 ± 2.88(5.1–15.8)

9.8 ± 2.22(6.2 – 14.2)

10.3 ± 2.7(5.1–15.8)

0.081

12–18

PCV%

37.8 ± 7.4(20 – 68.4)

35.9 ± 6.7(23.6–46.6)

37.2 ± 7.2(20–68.4)

0.083

36–54

MCV(fl)

81.3 ± 8.3(62.5–103.3)

77.7 ± 7.6(62.4–94)

80.1 ± 8.3(62.4–03.3)

0.003

80–96

MCH(pg/cell)

26.3 ± 4.3(18.2–36.1)

24.2 ± 4.1(18.4 – 32.8)

25.6 ± 4.4(18.2–36.1)

0.001

27–32

MCHC%

32.2 ± 2.7(26.9–38.4)

31 ± 2.7(26.5 – 37.0)

31.8 ± 2.7(26.5–38.4)

0.005

30–36

TLC(cells/μl)

6985 ± 2740(2200–16,000)

6715 ± 2481(2800–16,000)

6898 ± 2655(2200–16,000)

0.501

4000–11000

ANC(cells/μl)

4743 ± 2090(1012–2848)

4743 ± 2090(2240–11700)

4696 ± 2052(1012–12848)

0.637

 

ALC(cells/μl)

1778 ± 740(460–4200)

1722 ± 676(392–3680)

1759 ± 719(392–4200)

0.606

 

PLATELETS(×103 μl)

235.1 ± 105.8(16–685)

249.5 ± 913.5(13.6–495)

239.8 ± 101.3(13.6–685)

0.348

150–400

RETIC%

1.1 ± 0.8(0.4–5.5)

1.2 ± 0.9(0.4 – 4.2)

1.17 ± 0.87(0.5–5.5)

0.318

0.2–2.0

S. IRON(μg/dl)

76.7 ± 54.2(14 – 266)

56.1 ± 46.7(14–223)

69.5 ± 52.5(14–266)

0.035

 

TIBC(μg/dl)

396.3 ± 117.4(155 – 838)

404.6 ± 100.2(249–670)

399.2 ± 111.3(155–838)

0.692

 

S. FERRITIN(μg/dl)

522.7 ± 464.5(10–1500)

232.6 ± 328.8(5–1420)

421 ± 443(5–1500)

0.001

 

SATURATION%

20.3 ± 14.2(3.1–79)

14.5 ± 12.7(2.8–72.6)

18.3 ± 13.9

0.001

 

CD4 COUNTS(cells/μL)

187.2 ± 151.1(8–785)

233.8 ± 231.8(19–1078

202.4 ± 182 (8–1078)

0.090

 
  1. *Institutional reference values have been provided by a personal Communication with Dr Man Updesh Singh Sachdeva, Department of Hematology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.