Table 5 Distribution of categories of hematologic values of the study subjects, at JUSH from July-September 2012
| Variables |
On HAART N (%) |
HAART naïve N (%) |
Total N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | ||||
| Not anemic | 74(56.9) | 101(43.7) | 175(48.5) | 0.021 |
| Anemic | 56(43.1) | 130(56.3) | 186(51.5) | |
| Total | 130(100) | 231(100) | 361(100) | |
| Anemia severity | ||||
| Grade 1 | 50(89.3) | 98(75.4) | 148(79.6) | |
| Grade 2 | 4(7.1) | 32(24.6) | 36(19.3) | |
| Grade 3 | 2(3.6) | 0(0.0) | 2(1.1) | |
| Total | 56(100) | 130(100) | 186(100) | |
| WBC (cells/μl) | ||||
| ≥4000 | 114(87.7) | 200(86.6) | 314(87.0) | 0.890 |
| < 4000 | 16(12.3) | 31(13.4) | 47(13.0) | |
| Total | 130(100) | 231(100) | 361(100) | |
| ANC (cells/μl) | ||||
| ≥1000 | 129(99.2) | 231(100.0) | 360(99.7) | |
| < 1000 | 1(0.8) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.3) | |
| Total | 130(100) | 231(100) | 361(100) | |
| TLC (cells/μl) | ||||
| ≥800 | 126(96.9) | 217(93.9) | 343(95.0) | 0.318 |
| < 800 | 4(3.1) | 14(6.1) | 18(5.0) | |
| Total | 130(100) | 231(100) | 361(100) | |
| Platelet count (cells/μl) | ||||
| ≥150 × 103 | 121(93.1) | 200(86.6) | 321(88.9) | 0.087 |
| < 150 × 103 | 9(6.9) | 31(13.4) | 40(11.1) | |
| Total | 130(100) | 231(100) | 360(100) | |