Table 1.
Comparison of Baseline parameters in HIV infected males & females
| 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 | |
*Institutional reference values have been provided by a personal Communication with Dr Man Updesh Singh Sachdeva, Department of Hematology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.