Table 2 Hematological parameters of HIV positive patients at Gondar University Hospital from February – May 2012

WBC (×10³/μl)

5.73 ± 2.2

5.2 ± 1.9

6.3 ± 2.3

<0.001

TLC (×10³/μl)

2 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 0.9

2 ± 0.9

0.189

ANC (×10³/μl)

2.73 ± 1.6

2.4 ± 1.4

3.1 ± 1.7

<0.001

RBC (×10⁶/μl)

4.32 ± 0.8

4 ± 0.6

4.7 ± 0.8

<0.001

Hgb (g/dl)

13.5 ± 1.9

14 ± 1.6

13 ± 2.1

<0.001

PCV (%)

41 ± 5.5

41.4 ± 4.4

40.4 ± 6.4

0.124

MCV (fl)

96.4 ± 11.7

10.5 ± 1

8.8 ± 0.6

<0.001

MCH (pg)

32 ± 5.2

35.3 ± 4.2

28.4 ± 3.7

<0.001

MCHC (g/dl)

33 ± 2.2

33.6 ± 1.8

32.2 ± 2.3

<0.001

RDW (%)

14.6 ± 1.7

14.4 ± 1.8

14.8 ± 1.7

0.052

PLT (×10³/μl)

256 ± 89

258.6 ± 82.9

253.1 ± 95.2

0.596

MPV (%)

9.7 ± 1.3

9.4 ± 1

10 ± 1.4

<0.001

CD4 (Cells/μl)

1091.1 ± 592

415.4 ± 218.8

361.1 ± 224.4

0.038