Table 3.
Correlation between parameters and CD4 counts in 200 patients
| PARAMETER | MEAN ± S.D | PEARSON CORRELATION | P VALUE |
| 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) | 1.0 | |