Table 3 Correlation between parameters and CD4 counts in 200 patients

AGE (yrs)

36.66 ± 8.75 (18–60)

0.069

0.330

Hb (gm/dl)

10.3 ± 2.7 (5.1–15.8)

0.660**

< 0.001

PCV %

37.2 ± 7.2 (20–68.4)

0.531**

< 0.001

MCV (fl)

80.1 ± 8.3 (62.4–103.3)

0.409**

< 0.001

MCH (pg/cell)

25.6 ± 4.4 (18.2–36.1)

0.430**

< 0.001

MCHC %

31.8 ± 2.7 (26.5–38.4)

0.373**

< 0.001

TLC (cells/μl)

6898 ± 2655 (2200–16,000)

0.004

0.952

ANC (cells/μl)

4696 ± 2052 (1012–12848)

-0.018

0.802

ALC (cells/μl)

1759 ± 719 (392–4200)

0.046

0.519

PLATELETS (×10³ μl)

239.82 ± 101.33 (13.6–685)

0.135

0.056

RETIC %

1.17 ± 0.87 (0.5–5.5)

-0.059

0.404

S. IRON (μg/dl)

69.5 ± 52.5 (14–266)

-0.076

0.399

TIBC (μg/dl)

399.2 ± 111.3 (155–838)

0.126

0.160

S. FERRITIN (μg/dl)

421 ± 443 (5–1500)

-0.213*

0.016

SATURATION%

18.3 ± 13.9

-0.116

0.196

CD4 COUNTS (cells/μl)

202.4 ± 182 (8–1078)

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